Workplace hazards in forensic mortuaries in Saudi Arabia: A survey of forensic mortuary personnel
| Autor: | Magdy A. Kharoshah, Mohammed A Almarzooq, Ritesh G. Menezes, Dalia M Al-Saif, Hani M Alqurashi, Fahad A Alzahrani, Mohammed Madadin, Ibtisam Mohammed Alkhattaf, Fatima H Abutaki |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Forensic pathology
business.industry Health Policy Saudi Arabia Forensic Medicine medicine.disease Occupational safety and health Forensic science 03 medical and health sciences Issues ethics and legal aspects 0302 clinical medicine Cross-Sectional Studies Surveys and Questionnaires Medicine Humans 030216 legal & forensic medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Medical emergency Forensic autopsy business Workplace Law |
| Zdroj: | Medicine, science, and the law. 62(1) |
| ISSN: | 2042-1818 |
| Popis: | Forensic mortuaries have always presented a potential threat to workers who come into contact with dead bodies. This research aims to identify hazards faced by forensic mortuary personnel, including forensic pathologists and technicians working in forensic mortuaries in forensic medicine centres throughout Saudi Arabia, to recognise the prevalence of exposure to workplace hazards and to discover the degree of awareness and use of safety practices. A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in a total of 20 forensic medicine centres, using an online questionnaire distributed among forensic mortuary personnel. A total of 113 participants responded to the questionnaire. Just over half (53%) of workplaces always provided personal protective equipment, and 75% of participants always used them. The most common hazards were needle-prick wounds and accidental slips or falls. Almost two thirds (64%) of participants witnessed or experienced a work-related accident in the forensic mortuary. The lack of previous studies concerning hazard exposure among forensic mortuary personnel in Saudi Arabia means that this study provides foundational evidence for future research concerning forensic autopsy-related work accidents in Saudi Arabia. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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