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Fig . 3 . Workplace incidents . The second row ( yellow colour ) presents the participants perceptions of how incidents can materialize . The third row ( grey colour ) represents the classification of the dangers and basic causes according to the participants . The fourth row ( blue colour ) represents methods to control unwanted events and orange represents the potential outcomes .
Lucy : ‘ I started working compensatory holidays and shifts ’.
When a job opportunity is identified , regardless of the reason driving the change , a risk is immediately introduced . Thus , radiological risks are not risks assumed by either the exposed worker or the employer , indicating a substantial difference with other risks , such as psychosocial , chemical , biomechanical , and biological risks . In this case , the physical risk from radiation in the health sector may go unnoticed ; therefore , the relationship between these risks must include the knowledge and recognition they deserve .
The performance of procedures involves working conditions derived from patient care .
Ana commented : ‘ I have worked in mammography , conventional X-rays , special studies , colon tests through enema and urography ’.
Alex : ‘ They came where I was working , I saw a pneumothorax and said that this patient has a pneumothorax !’.
The challenges imposed in life and regulatory influence make empirical work more technical , with educational requirements proposed to carry out this type of work . The relationship with technological advances and educational demands is clear ; receiving instructions strengthens professional behaviour and , together with experience , demonstrates competencies in the workplace . However , the same participants recognised the need for constant updating to maintain competency with respect to the use of new technologies .
3.3 Workplace incidents
The participants conceived workplace incidents from the possible materialization , that is , conversion to an accident , and also from the organisation , which is linked to administrative and managerial processes and from their own actions combining their experience and knowledge . To facilitate understanding , a diagram was created ( Fig . 3 ). The questions associated with this analysis and that delimited this category are :
How many procedures , exams , do you perform or develop on average in your work activity ? ( e . g ., daily schedule , hours / comfort ratio , times / movements ).
What personal or work benefit has the institution or the health entity where you work provided you ? What features does the equipment have ? ( e . g ., weight , material , frequency of use ).
Among the aspects of experience highlighted by the participants , labour incidents were derived from the assistance and were expressed in three cases in which feelings and perceptions associated to the biological danger were observed .
Lucy : ‘ Once we took care of a girl with meningitis during night shift , and they had every single one of us take antibiotics ...’.
Alex : ‘ I had to sweep , clean up vomit , mop up urine , everything ’.
Gladys : ‘ Here we are exposed to biological risk because we handle emergencies ....’.