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Safety Survey on Lone Working Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists in Saudi Arabia

Purpose: The American College of Radiology (ACR) requires MR personnel not to work alone due to the increased risk of safety issues such as projectiles, aggressive patients, and technologist fatigue. As a result, we intend to assess the current safety of lone-working MRI technologists in MRI departm...

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Autores principales: Alghamdi, Sami A., Alshamrani, Saad A., Alomair, Othman I., Alashban, Yazeed I., Abujamea, Abdullah H., Mattar, Essam H., Almalki, Mohammed, Alkhorayef, Mohammed
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Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10001038/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36900726
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11050721
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author Alghamdi, Sami A.
Alshamrani, Saad A.
Alomair, Othman I.
Alashban, Yazeed I.
Abujamea, Abdullah H.
Mattar, Essam H.
Almalki, Mohammed
Alkhorayef, Mohammed
author_facet Alghamdi, Sami A.
Alshamrani, Saad A.
Alomair, Othman I.
Alashban, Yazeed I.
Abujamea, Abdullah H.
Mattar, Essam H.
Almalki, Mohammed
Alkhorayef, Mohammed
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description Purpose: The American College of Radiology (ACR) requires MR personnel not to work alone due to the increased risk of safety issues such as projectiles, aggressive patients, and technologist fatigue. As a result, we intend to assess the current safety of lone-working MRI technologists in MRI departments in Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study using a self-report questionnaire was conducted in 88 Saudi hospitals. Results: A response rate of 64% (174/270) was obtained among the 270 MRI technologists which were identified. The study discovered that 86% of MRI technologists had prior experience working alone. In terms of MRI safety training, 63% of MRI technologists received such training. A question about lone MRI workers’ awareness of the ACR’s recommendations revealed that 38% were unaware of such recommendations. Furthermore, 22% were misinformed, believing that working alone in an MRI unit is optional or depends on the individual’s desire to work alone. Working alone has the primary consequence of being statistically significantly associated with projectile/object-related accidents/mistakes (p = 0.03). Conclusion: Saudi Arabian MRI technologists have extensive experience working alone without supervision. Most MRI technologists are unaware of lone working regulations, which has raised concerns about accidents/mistakes. There is a need for MRI safety training and adequate practical experience to raise awareness of MRI safety regulations and policies related to lone working among departments and MRI workers.
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spelling pubmed-100010382023-03-11 Safety Survey on Lone Working Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists in Saudi Arabia Alghamdi, Sami A. Alshamrani, Saad A. Alomair, Othman I. Alashban, Yazeed I. Abujamea, Abdullah H. Mattar, Essam H. Almalki, Mohammed Alkhorayef, Mohammed Healthcare (Basel) Article Purpose: The American College of Radiology (ACR) requires MR personnel not to work alone due to the increased risk of safety issues such as projectiles, aggressive patients, and technologist fatigue. As a result, we intend to assess the current safety of lone-working MRI technologists in MRI departments in Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study using a self-report questionnaire was conducted in 88 Saudi hospitals. Results: A response rate of 64% (174/270) was obtained among the 270 MRI technologists which were identified. The study discovered that 86% of MRI technologists had prior experience working alone. In terms of MRI safety training, 63% of MRI technologists received such training. A question about lone MRI workers’ awareness of the ACR’s recommendations revealed that 38% were unaware of such recommendations. Furthermore, 22% were misinformed, believing that working alone in an MRI unit is optional or depends on the individual’s desire to work alone. Working alone has the primary consequence of being statistically significantly associated with projectile/object-related accidents/mistakes (p = 0.03). Conclusion: Saudi Arabian MRI technologists have extensive experience working alone without supervision. Most MRI technologists are unaware of lone working regulations, which has raised concerns about accidents/mistakes. There is a need for MRI safety training and adequate practical experience to raise awareness of MRI safety regulations and policies related to lone working among departments and MRI workers. MDPI 2023-03-01 /pmc/articles/PMC10001038/ /pubmed/36900726 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11050721 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Alshamrani, Saad A.
Alomair, Othman I.
Alashban, Yazeed I.
Abujamea, Abdullah H.
Mattar, Essam H.
Almalki, Mohammed
Alkhorayef, Mohammed
Safety Survey on Lone Working Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists in Saudi Arabia
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title_fullStr Safety Survey on Lone Working Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists in Saudi Arabia
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title_sort safety survey on lone working magnetic resonance imaging technologists in saudi arabia
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10001038/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36900726
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11050721
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