Compassionate Care Approach to Diagnostic Imaging - Hands-Free Radiography
What can you do to ensure your staff is safe and the patient is comfortable while producing good-quality diagnostic radiographs? Tune in to this VetFolio Voice podcast episode to learn about hands-free radiography. It complements existing compassionate care efforts across veterinary medicine, helping veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants to minimize the stress of obtaining radiographs for patients. The approach reduces exposure to radiation for veterinary assistants and technicians via proper protocols of gentle sedation (when indicated), anti-anxiety medicines if appropriate and hands-free positioning approaches. The results are quality images which are obtained more efficiently with a reduced number of retakes while improving the safety and overall experience for hospital teams and patients.