The Knowledge And Practices Of Safety Measures Among Operation Theatre Technicians of Sheikh Zayed Medical College/Hospital Rahim Yar Khan.

Abstract

Background:Health care workers are prone to many kinds of hazards and injuries during their whole life due to the nature of the duty. Hazards can be physical like lacerations and cuts due to scalpel or needle prick, chemical, mechanical, infectious hazards and hazards due to radiations.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the knowledge and practices of safety measures among operation theatre technicians of Sheikh Zayed Hospital Rahim Yar Khan.

Methodology :We conducted study at Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan. Duration of study was 17-04-2017 to 21-07-2017.Subject under study was OT technicians of Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan. Inclusion criteria was that the OT technicians present at the time of data collection in all 3 duty shifts gave informed verbal consent. Exclusion criteria was that some OT technicians did not give informed verbal consent. Sample size was 40. Data was collected by pre-designed questionnaire Including variables on age, sex and education, vaccination and questions on knowledge of safety measures like disease transmitted, protective  measures and variables on practice work, whether they use gloves, gowns, masks shoe and head cover during OT work. Data was entered and analyzed by using SPSS-20. Informed verbal consent was taken before data collection.

Results:80% OT Technicians have knowledge of face mask as safety measure,70% of  head covers,67.5% of gloves,60% of gowns and 72.5% of shoe cover.100% wear face masks and shoe covers,92.5% wear head cover,85%wear gloves and 90% wear gowns.                              

Conclusion: The Study showed that among OT technicians of Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan ¾th have correct knowledge of transmissible diseases during OT work.1/3^rddo not have correct knowledge of safety measures during OT work. One tenth do not practice all steps of safety measures.