This website may be a good source for educational purposes, or even to recommend to your patients who have questions and concerns about radiation dose risk. I learned about this link from Dave's Page.
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I agree. Once upon a time, when we were very short staffed, I made a conscious decision that the busier we got, the more careful (read slower) I would be with my patient. The administration didn't seem to be concerned about the staffing situation, and I figured they couldn't fire me for outstanding patient care.
ReplyDeleteExcellent find. I've been trying to educate a particular "Frequent Flier" PT that frequents my ED on almost a monthly basis. The PT has had Crohon's for over a decade and can't recall the exact number of CT ABD&PEL w/Contrast scans - estimated to be 30+. The ED Physicians could care less about radiation safety and routinely order the aforementioned exam due to its expeditious diagnosis which, often, in the past have failed to isolate the cause of the acute ABD pain.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about the ED Physicians... did you hear about the new bill that Gov. Swarzenneger passed regarding California radiation protection? Crazy stuff, but also needed to happen. I'm interested to see what other states come up with.
ReplyDeleteWhilst the xray risk website is useful, there are such huge variations between facilities that this information could be quite inaccurate. For example my facility (a public children's hospital) has effective doses less than 1/10th of some of the effective doses shown on the website. Yet some nearby private clinics could exceed the shown effective doses. Patients should also be informed of how each facility compares to national DRLs.
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