MRI area should be physically identified in four zones and personal into three levels
The pistol of the security guard escorting VIP got struck on MRI Gantry. Or two struck in MRI for four hours. Death by negligence at the MRI room. These are real-time incidents of accidents inside MRI canning room in hospitals. These incidents raise questions on the public mind about the safety of person undergoing diagnosis or treatment in hospital or any diagnostic centre.
Healthcare technology is advancing every year to improve patient care. The healthcare team accordingly needs to continuously update their skills and adopt the latest practice. The new technologies also comes with new openings for harmful environment. The hospital should evolve strong implementation strategy to reduce hazard (i.e. potential source of harm) as a part of the risk mitigation strategy. The hospital accreditation standards encourage hospital to do regular to hazard identification and risk assessment as a part of proactive measures. The ECRI institute from the USA comes up with yearly report on top technology hazards to public, using a set of criteria like frequency, severity and preventability.
Recently one tertiary care hospital conducted a survey to know the awareness on MRI safety. One of the questions was to know what was the difference between CT scan and MRI operation. Most of them wrongly answered stating that in MRI, the magnet is turned off during non-patient scanning time like CT scan, whereas in X-Ray the tube is switched off. This reflects a lack of knowledge that usually leads to near miss or accidents with respect to MRI. The fact is that MRI magnet is never turned off, it runs 24X7 throughout the year. It is prohibitive to carry magnetic material inside MRI room as with huge magnetic intensity around, the magnetic material flies with speed of bullet and gets attracted to MRI gantry.
Esta historia es de la edición April 2018 de Healthcare Radius.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 8500 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor ? Conectar
Esta historia es de la edición April 2018 de Healthcare Radius.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 8500 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor? Conectar
Granules' Visakhapatnam - Unit V facility passes FDA inspection
Granules India's Unit V facility in Visakhapatnam has completed US FDA inspection with zero 483 observations.
Mankind to set up 'Digital Smart Classrooms' in villages
Under the project, Mankind Pharma to equip 220 government schools from Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand with learning tools and technology.
Indegene acquires medical writing player from Germany
Indegene acquires Trilogy Writing & Consulting GmbH, enhancing medical writing capabilities for life sciences companies.
Medulance bags 25.06 cr series-A VC funding
Latest VC funding to be invested in expanding emergency healthcare in India.
HUMAN TOUCH IN HEALTHCARE
Healthcare must prioritize empathy, not efficiency, for better patient experience, moving from cost center to core strategy, argues author
SMART BANDAGES A REVOLUTION IN WOUND CARE
Wound care is about to get a technological upgrade! See how next-generation intelligent dressings may help to fight infections and assist in the fast healing of wounds
THE EMERGING THREAT OF LUPUS
Explore the prevalence and growth rates of Lupus in India and ways to tackle this emerging healthcare challenge.
INDIA'S NURSES' SHORTAGE: FINDING CURE
The acute scarcity of nurses is burdening India's healthcare system, risking patient care outcomes. Explore the way forward.
New guidelines to address fluid management in hospitalized patients
API and Kenvue India release guidelines for managing oral fluids, electrolytes, and energy in non-diarrheal patients for hospitals in India.
HealthTech hiring stays strong despite funding slowdown - Report
India's HealthTech hiring demonstrates resilience with employment surging by nine percent amidst a funding deceleration.