Abstract
According to data from social security, occupational accidents causing daily casualties 1160, bearing in mind that these figures do not reflect the overall total, as security experts believe the work that 50% of accidents are not reported officially. In order to raise awareness of the nursing staff of the Hospital Nossa Senhora da Piedade in the city of Eloi Mendes, southern Minas Gerais state, about the importance of the use of Personal Protective Equipment - EPI was performed a qualitative-quantitative study on the perception of team nursing in the emergency room. The results showed that 90% of the sample reported on the EPI is equipment used for the prevention, 70% of the sample reported that the EPI is used to prevent accidents and to prevent limb, 80% reported that the institution is provide free and direct guidance on the use and correct storage and that 50% of them reported that they sometimes fail to make use of EPI during the procedures performed. Should form suggests that the continuing education of professional nurses should be done periodically in order to clarify doubts about the use of EPI's.