Needle Stick Injuries in Emergency Medical Service Practice

Completed

• Conditions: Needle Stick; Injuries; Cardiac Arrest; Glowe
• Interventions: Procedure: double gloves

• Registration Number: NCT04363788
• Lead Sponsor: Lazarski University

Brief Summary

During the pandemic era, medical personnel should wear full protective suits. However, they limit the performance of medical procedures. One of the main questions is whether to use double gloves. The study was based on dying gloves used during resuscitation. The gloves were secured with disposable hermetically sealed pouches and described by one of the EMS team members - each time after resuscitation was completed.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-02-28
• Status Verified: 2020-04
• Study First Submitted: 2020-04-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-04-23
• Primary Completion: 2020-04-24
• Study Completion: 2020-04-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-04-24
• Study First Posted: 2020-04-27
• Last Update Posted: 2020-04-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

• Give voluntary consent to participate in the study
• Medical profession (paramedics, nurses, physicians) working in Emergency Medical Service

Exclusion Criteria

• Not meet the above criteria
• Wrist or low back diseases

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation	double gloves	The study was based on dying gloves used during resuscitation. The gloves were secured with disposable hermetically sealed pouches and described by one of the EMS team members - each time after resuscitation was completed.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of visible puncture	1 day	visible puncture

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
WLT	1 day	Water leak test was used to checking unnoticed gloves damage

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Lazarski Univeristy; 🇵🇱 Warsaw, Poland