Patient Knowledge Description of Work Safety and Health (K3) in Radiological

Abstract

Qomariyatus Sholihah, boyndi Kuncoro, Sugiono, Ishardita Pambudi Tama, Oyong Novareza

Work safety is a condition that is free from the risk of damage and accidents. Health is a condition of prosperity starting from the body, soul and social which allows all people to live productively both socially and economically. This work safety and health effort must be carried out to realize optimal work productivity and protection of workers and other people, especially places that are at risk of danger. Therefore, hospitals are included in the criteria for workplaces with various potential hazards that can have health impacts such as potential radiation hazards. One hospital medical service that requires an important role in occupational safety and health is a radiology installation unit. The risks that may be caused by the use of ionizing radiation can be deterministic, stochastic or genetic effects. Unisma Malang Islamic Hospital (RSI) is one of the hospitals in Malang City that has a radiology installation. Therefore, Unisma Malang Hospital is required to apply Radiation Safety Management. The purpose of this study was to determine the Patient Knowledge Description of Occupational Safety and Health (K3) in Radiology Installation of Unisma Hospital in Malang in 2019. This study was descriptive. Sampling in this study using total sampling, which is 30 patients who did the examination at the radiology installation unit at Unisma Hospital, Hospital B, Hospital C. Information is obtained through the distribution of questionnaires and direct observation. The results showed that the patient's knowledge of radiology in general was included in the unfavorable category of 61,1% radiation protection in a fairly good category of 52.