Os trabalhadores de uma central de material e esterilização e as dermatoses funcionais.

Abstract

The following study had as an objective to investigate the reality of the cases involving occupational dermatosis that affects the workers of a Supply and Sterilization Center of a medium sized hospital in Santa Cruz do Sul. This research aims to understand how are the occupational dermatosis acquired at a Supply and Sterilization Center and what aid these cases receive to prevent these harms. It is about a research with qualitative approach of the exploring and descriptive kind with the content analisys method and with examples through presentation and discussion of the data. The data was acquired through an interview done with 11 nursing professionals of the Supply and Sterilization Center and a tecnician from SESMT (Specialized Service in Safety Engineering and Occupational Medicine) during the month of September of the year 2016, through open and closed questions guided by a guide instrument. The results were analysed through necessary items to accomplish the research objectives, showing us that 70% of the nurse technicians most affected by the occupational dermatosis act on the Supply and Sterilization Center in between a period of 7 months to 3 years, meanwhile 30% act from 10 to 19 years at the Center. 80% of the professionals are affected by the occupational dermatosis and they know what that means because 60% of these aqcuired it through contact with chemicals during the washing of materials by the detergent used to disinfect them. All the professionals afirm that the equipment are important for their own safety and to prevent work related diseases during washing the materials, but the exception of 50% sometimes don’t do the correct use of the equipment once they are uncomfortable to war. It is concluded that the 50% of the 80% of the occupational dermatosis cases had proper aid that being for the nurse at the Supply and Sterilization Center as well by SESMT and these cases in November of 2016 were 40% stabilized.