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Importance of Sonographers Reporting Work-Related Musculoskeletal Injury

A Qualitative View

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, sdavid{at}ocaheart.com

This study is intended to provide descriptive data of the incidence of sonographers reporting work-related musculoskeletal pain and barriers that inhibit reporting. Approximately 135 sonographers received a survey; 70 surveys were returned. An absent sonographer may lead to increased wait time for patients and compromise examination quality as remaining sonographers decrease examination times to accommodate a larger number of patients. Many sonographers are not reporting their pain or injury due to an incorrect belief that nothing can be done to improve the situation. This is a misconception that may result in more severe injury and a larger number of sonographers leaving the field. Strategies must be developed that encourage sonographer reporting of pain and facilitate interventions designed to provide sonographers with a safe and healthy environment.

Key Words: sonographers • work-related disorders • health care administration • human resources

Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Vol. 21, No. 3, 234-237 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/8756479305274463


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