[AIRNEWS] Risk Management

[Rita Richter]

Hi all     We had an incident at work in which a pt fainted during an erect abdomen x-ray.   Does anyone out there have policies in use regarding how a radiographer/ward assesses whether a pt can stand for an x-ray.   Does anyone use any immobilising devices for say erect abdomen x-rays?   Our ward RN’s do a patient mobility assessment of inpatients for their various movements i.e in and out of bed, to the shower. No mobility assessments are performed on casualty patients. Patients are asked if they can stand or if they have been walking today and then off we go if they are able and feel alright. Anyone do anything different? Better ways of doing things?   Rita