Medical Science
Volume 25, Issue 113, July 2021
Occupational injuries among radiologist in Saudi Arabia: A cross sectional study
Malak Almutlq1♦, Fahad Almotairy1, Abdullah Alhassoun1, Ghadah Al-Hussain1, Khalid Alswayed1, Mohammed Alswayah1, Kholoud Sandougah2
1College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Al Imam Mohammed
Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
♦Corresponding author
Medical Intern, College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic
University,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
ABSTRACT
Background: Any injury or illness that has resulted in a limitation in an individual's working area is referred to as an occupational injury. This Study aimed to illustrate the types of work-related injuries experienced by medical imaging professionals. Methods: Medical Imaging Professionals in Saudi Arabia who work in public and private institutions participated in a cross-sectional study via an online survey. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. Results: A total of 370 medical imaging professionals have participated in the survey. Among the respondents, 100 (27%) radiologists have experienced job-related injuries while working as radiologists. Among those who have experienced work-related injuries, 44% work on average 5 to 8 hours per day, and 47% work 8 to 10 hours per day. Most of the respondents (45%) have taken less than one week's leave of absence from work for the job-related injury, followed by 21% who had not taken leave due to the injury. Comparing the number of their daily reported cases, nearly one-fourth of the radiologists (24%) claim that their achievements decreased by 5% to 10%. Conclusion: Our findings show that occupational damage is likely to be multi-factorial in nature. Poor ergonomic standards harm radiologists, and this can have a negative impact on patients if radiologist tiredness leads to reporting mistakes. Individual techniques for decreasing or eliminating the prevalence of occupational injuries among radiologists require more research.
Keywords: Radiologists, Occupational Injuries, compensation, Saudi Arabia
Medical Science, 2021, 25(113), 1699-1709
