Medical Equipment & Supplies
Radiopaque Anatomical Markers Radiographers are taught from day one in school to place radiopaque anatomical markers within the primary beam of radiographs. We do so as a method of “best practice” …
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Do you wear a lead apron during portable exams? I have found in my years of experience as a radiologic technologist that practices vary from one radiologic technologist to the next. Of course, we …
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What Does Gold Standard Cleaning Look Like For X-Ray Aprons And Lead Wearables? Thus far in this lead apron based blog series, we have examined the infection issues and concerns associated with …
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How Have Microorganisms and Bioburden Been Measured? In the previous blog post regarding X-Ray lead aprons, we explored the history of healthcare associated infections or HAIs, and how transmission …
Contaminated, Dangerous, and Unacceptable: The Impact of Contaminated X-Ray Aprons and the Risk of Health Care-Associated Infections (HAIs) Infection Prevention checklists today include many new …
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Identifying Important Risks Associated with FGI In 1994 the FDA released an advisory [www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/PublicHealthNotifications/ucm063084.htm] warning of the …