Table 3 Details of the first incident of injury (n = 90)

Department in which injury occurred

Internal Medicine ward

37

41.1

Surgery ward

12

13.3

ObGyn ward and Labor room

21

23.3

Pediatrics ward

2

2.2

Emergency Department

2

2.2

Orthopedics ward

3

3.3

Dental department

9

10

Laboratory

4

4.4

Procedure involved during injury

Drawing venous blood for lab

28

31.1

Opening Intravenous access

11

12.2

Suturing wounds

4

4.4

Conducting labor

16

17.8

Drawing arterial blood (ABG)

3

3.3

Measuring blood sugar level with Glucometer

4

4.4

Others

12

13.4

Dental extraction

8

9.0

Lab works-Hematology

4

4.4