Effect of training of virtual simulation safe injection on incidence of needle injuries among health care workers

OBJECTIVE To explore the effect of safe injection based on virtual simulation on the incidence of needlestick injuries in medical staff. METHODS The medical staff in the hospital were divided into the observation group and control group according to their work area in the hospital. The control group received conventional training of safe injection practices, and the observation group received virtual simulation-based safe injection training. After 12 months of training, the incidence of needle injury and teaching satisfaction were compared between the two groups. RESULTS There were 91 cases of needlestick injuries in the control group, with the incidence of 2.36%. And 56 cases of needlestick injuries occurred in the study group, with the incidence of 1.45%, the incidence of needle injuries of the study group was lower than that of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant（P＜0.05）. The incidence of exposure to skin damage and needle injury with unknown exposure source in the study group was lower than that in the control group, and the exposure level of needle injury was also better than that in the control group, with statistical significance（P＜0.05）. The teaching satisfaction in the study group was higher than that in the control group（P＜0.05）. CONCLUSION Safe injection training based on virtual simulation can significantly improve the occupational protection awareness, effectively reduce the incidence of needle injury, avoiding occupational exposure of medical staff.