了解巴基斯坦医护人员对健康与安全标志的认知——一项横断面研究。

Understanding the awareness of health and safety signs amongst health care workers in Pakistan - A cross-sectional study.

作者信息

Memon Muhammad Rizwan, Memon Hina, Memon Sarwat, Memon Shahzad, Bhurgri Humera, Baig Muhammad Nadeem, Khattak Osama, Iqbal Azhar, Issrani Rakhi, Prabhu Namdeo

机构信息

Department of Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Department of Prosthodontics, Institute of Dentistry, Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Pakistan.

出版信息

Work. 2024;79(4):2033-2044. doi: 10.3233/WOR-240064.

DOI:10.3233/WOR-240064

PMID:38995758

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Safety signs are very important communication tools for accident prevention, fire safety, health hazard information, and emergency evacuation. However, they are helpful only when properly designed and understood by employees.

OBJECTIVES

The purpose of the present study was to assess the awareness of health and safety signs amongst health care workers including doctors, dentists and paramedics in different health care sectors across Pakistan.

METHODS

Data was collected via Google forms circulated through WhatsApp social media to predetermined groups of health care professionals to assess their understanding of safety signs across different health sectors. The survey included questions pertaining to awareness of 19 different health and safety signs complied with International Organization for Standardization 1710 and the Safety Signs and Signal Regulations 1996 chosen randomly.

RESULTS

A total of 987 people participated in our study and were asked to comprehend the meaning of nineteen health and safety signs. The mean comprehension score for 19 signs was 42.2%. The mean score for warning signs was the lowest and fire safety signs was highest. The lowest comprehension scores were for oxygen cylinder sign (W029) 7.5% and highest for first aid sign (E003) 75.9%. Only two signs, that are first aid (E003) and mandatory gloves (M009) had acceptable comprehensive score of 75.9% and 73.7% respectively as per ISO 7010 i.e. >67%. Statistically significant differences were found only for trip hazard sign (W007) with respect to education and for risks of bomb explosion (W002), ionising radiation (W009), evacuation assembly point (E007), location of automated external heart defibrillator (E010) and mandatory gloves (M009) with work experience.

CONCLUSION

Based on our results, we conclude that there is dire need of special and frequent training to better recognize the safety signs amongst health care employees since these kinds of interventions promote early detection of hazards and their associated risks. Thus, we propose that health care safety sign training must be included in every health care profession curriculum.

摘要

背景

安全标志是预防事故、消防安全、健康危害信息和紧急疏散的重要沟通工具。然而，只有在设计合理且员工能够理解的情况下，它们才会发挥作用。

目的

本研究旨在评估巴基斯坦不同医疗保健部门的医护人员（包括医生、牙医和护理人员）对健康与安全标志的认知情况。

方法

通过在WhatsApp社交媒体上向预先确定的医疗保健专业人员群体分发谷歌表单来收集数据，以评估他们对不同医疗部门安全标志的理解。该调查包括与19种不同健康与安全标志相关的问题，这些标志符合国际标准化组织1710标准以及1996年的《安全标志和信号条例》，是随机选取的。

结果

共有987人参与了我们的研究，并被要求理解19种健康与安全标志的含义。19个标志的平均理解得分是42.2%。警告标志的平均得分最低，消防安全标志的平均得分最高。理解得分最低的是氧气瓶标志（W029），为7.5%；得分最高的是急救标志（E003），为75.9%。根据ISO 7010标准，只有急救标志（E003）和强制戴手套标志（M009）的综合得分分别为75.9%和73.7%，可接受，即>67%。在教育程度方面，仅发现绊倒危险标志（W007）存在统计学显著差异；在工作经验方面，炸弹爆炸风险标志（W002）、电离辐射标志（W009）、疏散集合点标志（E007）、自动体外除颤器位置标志（E010）和强制戴手套标志（M009）存在统计学显著差异。