Journals / Acta Medica Alanya / 2020 / Cilt: 4 - Sayı: 3

Evaluation of exposure and awareness of radiation in healthcare professionals exposed to ionizing radiation

İyonlaştırıcı Radyasyona Maruz Kalan Sağlık Çalışanlarında Radyasyon Maruziyeti ve Farkındalığının Değerlendirilmesi

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285–290
Publication Date
2022-09-04
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This situation causes these persons to complain of weakness, tiredness or headaches at the end of the day.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: To evaluate radiation exposure and awareness of radiation in healthcare professionals exposed to ionizing radiation.
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Key Findings & Data:Results: One hundred twenty-nine healthcare professionals, 81 men and 48 women, participated in the study.
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Conclusion & Impact:This situation causes these persons to complain of weakness, tiredness or headaches at the end of the day.
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Abstract

Aim: To evaluate radiation exposure and awareness of radiation in healthcare professionals exposed to ionizing radiation. Material and Methods: The study was carried out at the Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University Training and Research Hospital and the Süleyman Demirel University Hospital. Physicians, nurses, paramedics, anesthesia technicians, caregivers and cleaning staff exposed to radiation, participated in the study. An inquiry form was prepared to carry out the study, in which the demographic characteristics of the healthcare professionals, the characteristics related to the radiation they were exposed to, the effects that may occur due to this exposure were asked; the relationship between these was statistically analyzed according to the answers. Results: One hundred twenty-nine healthcare professionals, 81 men and 48 women, participated in the study. Most of the healthcare professionals exposed to radiation have been working for more than 10 years and at a distance of less than 3 meters to the radiation source. Thirty-two of the participants (24.8%) did not use any personal protective equipment. On the day of exposure to radiation, 91 persons (70.54%) were experiencing symptoms such as weakness, fatigue, and headache, unlike other days. It was determined that personal protective equipment use did not correlate to education levels and radiation training background. Conclusion: Most of the healthcare professionals exposed to radiation have not previously received any training on radiation and do not use personal protective equipment regularly. This situation causes these persons to complain of weakness, tiredness or headaches at the end of the day.

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Amaç: İyonize radyasyona maruz kalan sağlık çalışanlarında radyasyon maruziyeti ve farkındalığını değerlendirmek. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışma Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi ve Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Hastanesi’nde gerçekleştirildi. Çalışmaya radyasyona maruz kalan hekimler, hemşireler, sağlık memurları, anestezi teknisyenleri, hasta bakıcıları ve temizlik personelleri katıldı. Çalışmayı gerçekleştirmek için bir sorgulama formu hazırlandı. Bu formda çalışanların demografik özellikleri, maruz kaldığı radyasyon ile ilgili özellikler, bu maruziyete bağlı oluşabilecek etkiler soruldu ve cevaplara göre aralarında ilişki olup olmadığı istatistiksel olarak incelendi. Bulgular: Çalışmaya 81 erkek, 48 kadın olmak üzere 129 sağlık çalışanı katıldı. Radyasyona maruz kalan sağlık çalışanlarının çoğu 10 yıldan daha uzun süredir ve radyasyon kaynağına 3 metreden daha yakın mesafede çalışmaktaymış. Çalışmaya katılanlardan 32 (%24,8) si hiçbir kişisel koruyucu donanım (KKD) kullanmıyordu. Radyasyona maruz kalındığı gün 91 kişi diğer günlerden farklı olarak halsizlik, yorgunluk, baş ağrısı gibi bir şikayet hissediyormuş. KKD kullanımının öğrenim düzeyi ve radyasyon eğitimi almakla ilişkisi olmadığı saptandı. Sonuç: Radyasyona maruz kalan sağlık çalışanlarının çoğu radyasyon ile ilgili daha önce bir eğitim almamış ve KKD’leri düzenli kullanmamaktadır. Bu durum kişinin gün sonunda halsizlik, yorgunluk ya da baş ağrısı gibi şikayetleri olmasına neden olmaktadır.

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Demir, M., Öztürk, S. A., Uçar, M., Akkoç, A., Topçuoğlu, M. (2022). Evaluation of exposure and awareness of radiation in healthcare professionals exposed to ionizing radiation. Acta Medica Alanya, Cilt: 4 - Sayı: 3, 285–290. https://ajindex.com/articles/425833

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