Congress:
ECR24
Poster Number:
C-13513
Type:
EPOS Radiographer (scientific)
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2024/C-13513
Authorblock:
C. Baker1, B. J. Nugent2, D. Grainger2, J. D. Hewis3, C. Malamateniou2; 1Brisbane/AU, 2London/UK, 3Port Macquarie/AU
Disclosures:
Cassandra Baker:
Nothing to disclose
Barbara J. Nugent:
Nothing to disclose
David Grainger:
Nothing to disclose
Johnathan Daniel Hewis:
Nothing to disclose
Christina Malamateniou:
Nothing to disclose
Keywords:
MR physics, Radiographers, MR, Safety, Education and training
Included studies were examined using thematic analysis to determine if holistic recommendations can be provided to assist in preventing skin burns. Recommended actions to assist in preventing skin thermal injuries were considered and summarised, as shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Recommended actions to assist in preventing skin thermal injuries
Correct placement of patient padding was one of the key recommendations from Table 1. How to position padding for a typical MRI scan of a shoulder is displayed in Figure 1.
Fig 1: Safe patient padding of a typical MRI scan of a shoulder to prevent skin burns
There were nine key themes drawn from the data, as detailed in Table 2.
Table 2: Results per primary theme and corresponding percentage of reporting of each topic
The nine key themes were simplified into three recommendations, as shown in Figure 2:
- Remove any electrically conductive items
- Insulate the patient to prevent any conductive loops or contact with conductive objects
- Communicate regularly
Fig 2: Simplified recommendations: Remove, Insulate, Communicate