Abstract

FINOL MUNOZ, Alexander et al. Severed body segment of nursing assitant at workplace. Med. segur. trab. [online]. 2014, vol.60, n.237, pp.786-793. ISSN 1989-7790.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S0465-546X2014000400012.

Nursing assistants are a professional rank exposed to multiple risks by the inherent activities to their work. They are constantly exposed to disinfectant substances that can cause adverse effects and injuries to the worker unless they use the appropriate personal protective equipment. Clinical case: 51-year-old woman, nursing assistant, with type I Diabetes Mellitus and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome history. She accidentally spilled liquid on her body while filling a package of Biguanid^®. Consequently she decides to change the whole uniform, keeping socks and shoes during the rest of the turn. Later on she presents injuries in the dorsum of the fourth left finger, which received medical treatment and monitoring of slow evolution. The affected finger is amputated as oedema and osteomyelitis of the phalanx are evident. Once recovered, she was studied with provocation tests demonstrating the susceptibility of the worker to the disinfectant. A compensation by permanent non-invalidating injuries and work accident was requested to the National Social Security Institute (NSSI) with favourable answer for both requests. She still executes her functions as an assistant in the hospital. The compliance and monitoring of the norms of the labour risks prevention will allow to avoid this kind of incidents in the labour population, avoiding long-term corporal injuries, labour inabilities and sick leaves that modify the quality life of the worker and their professional surroundings.

Keywords : Amputation; work accident; nursing assistant; Diabetes Mellitus.

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