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13 February 2025
Vol. 42 No. 1 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.4081/gimle.434

INJURIES AMONG SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN THE PERIOD 2010-2015

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Injuries, University, students, nurses.
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Giuseppe La Torre
Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Malattie Infettive, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy.
Alice Mannocci
Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Malattie Infettive, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy.
Cristina Sestili
cristina.sestili@uniroma1.it
Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Malattie Infettive, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy.
Francesco Di Folco
Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Malattie Infettive, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy.
Camilla Foschi
Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Malattie Infettive, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy.
Chiara Lucchese
Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Malattie Infettive, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy.
Stefano Brauneis
Centro di Medicina del Dolore "Borzomati", Policlinico Umberto I Roma, Italy.
Sabina Sernia
Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Malattie Infettive and Centro di Medicina Occupazionale, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy.

Background. The phenomenon of accidents during the university course is a public health problem. Students spend a lot of time at university and in structure for training. This this leads them to be exposed to biological, chemical and ergonomic risk of accidents or occupational diseases.
Aim. The aim of this study is to describe accidents that occurred to students of Sapienza University in Rome during the period 2010-2015.
Materials and Methods. Retrospective study conducted on a cohort of students from Sapienza University in the years 2010-2015. As a source of data was used register of accidents reported by the students.
Results. During the period considered, injuries were recorded in 791 students, mainly female (71.8%). Nursing students were the most affected (92.8%), followed by medical students (5.7%) and finally students of other faculties (1.5%). Point wounds were the most frequent (n=462) representing 58.4% of the total and occur mainly at the wrist and hand (n=380); the second most frequent type of injury is contact with biological liquid (n=159) followed by contusions (n=72), the most affected site in this case are the head and the face (n=81; n=23). Contusions often also involve multiple regions (n=17). In lesser numbers there are also the distortions (n=55), and fractures (n=26) the most frequent first ankle and foot (25.5%), the second most frequent wrist and hand (34.6%) The incidence of accidents ranged from 0.079% in 2011 to 0.161% in 2012.
Conclusion. There is a need to design measures for more intensive specific training on biomedical students, especially nursing students, as the most exposed category, in order to reduce the accident phenomenon. Particular attention should be paid to the safe handling of sharp objects. It would be beneficial to include in the course of teaching lessons aimed at security and greater awareness of the risk.

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INJURIES AMONG SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN THE PERIOD 2010-2015. (2025). Giornale Italiano Di Medicina Del Lavoro Ed Ergonomia, 42(1), 11-15. https://doi.org/10.4081/gimle.434
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