Investigation and Analysis of Sharp Injuries among Health Care Workers from 36 Hospitals in Shandong Province, China

Table 2

Incidences of sharp injuries in various occupations in Shandong Province in October 2012 and October 2019.

Profession	Survey number		Number of sharp injuries		Incidence (%)
	October 2019	October 2012	October 2019	October 2012	October 2019	October 2012
Nurse	21953	21825	322	2918	1.47	13.37	<0.05
Doctor	18420	13746	128	916	0.69	6.66	<0.05
Intern	2320	4048	66	496	2.84	12.25	<0.05
Technician	2043	1993	17	58	0.83	2.91	<0.05
Cleaning staff	2578	2917	12	98	0.47	3.36	<0.05
Other	851	2071	4	40	0.47	1.93	<0.05
Total	48165	46600	549	4526	1.14	9.71	<0.05

: statistically significant.