What Are The Legal Responsibilities Of Radiographer?
A radiographer or radio-technologist has a legal responsibility to operate imaging equipment safely and effectively, and to ensure that images are produced with the highest possible quality while minimizing radiation exposure to patients. They must also maintain patient privacy, follow established protocols and guidelines, and comply with laws and regulations related to radiation safety and medical imaging. Additionally, radiographers have a responsibility to maintain their skills and knowledge through continuing education and professional development.
When a radiographer fails to fulfill these responsibilities, they may be held liable for any harm that results from their actions or inaction. Radiographers will act as part of a team, with radiologists and other healthcare professionals, and may be required to follow the instruction and guidance from the radiologists.
The legal responsibilities of a radiographer are
1. Breach Of Professional Confidence:- The radiographer should not discuss any information with patient or their attendants. The radiographer should not discuss his knowledge and details of the patient as strictly confidential.
2. Negligence:- Radiographer must pay attention of all case for patient in correct technical position and procedure and use of equipment also helping the patient. In some case patient should be guide briefly with the whole procedure which is to performed should be obtained from both patient and the attendant.
3. Moving of patient:-
A. The patient on wheel chair needs guidance and assistance of radiographer to shift the patient on x-ray table. The chair should be closer to the x-ray table and placed parallel so that patient face toward the end of table.
B. If radiographer is alone then he must stand on one side of chair and place his foot behind one wheel so that chair does not move . The radiographer should put one arm along the back of chair another under arm of patient and help to stand then make the patient back toward x-ray table.
C. Sometime patient is unconscious or semi conscious then in these case the patient should be lifted with the help of another person and shift on the x-ray table.
D. The patient on the stretcher is brought to the x-ray room in case case either the patient is unconscious or seriously injure.
E. The patient can be moved on the x-ray table in different ways depending upon its condition. In shifting the patient at least three person are required to lift according to the weight of the patient . The person should stand on one side of the patient and their arm well under the patient. When the person are lifting the patient should role toward their own side so that the weight of the patient comes on their arm and chest. The stretcher should be removed and the patient should be slowly kept on table.
F. For unconscious patient the patient is lifted with the help of four person out of which one holds the head and neck, another hold the feet and the two person right and left side of the patient in thorax region. The person on the head side will lift the shoulder of patient , the person toward the feet will lift the feet and the thorax region person will lift the abdomen part of the patient with the help of bed sheet.
4. Anesthetized patient :- No patient under anesthesia should be left alone and should be accompanied with a attendant. All possible radiation protection devices should be available to the attendant.
A. The case of history and the identity of patient should conformed carefully.
B. Do not do any procedure or positioning forcefully as the patient may get irritated.
C. Deal the patient with politely.
D. Ensure comfortable positioning of the patient and his body part should not be under pressure.
E. Before carrying out the procedure first stabilize the patient or in case emergency perform the investigation in presence of physician.
F. In case of emergency call for medical assistance.
5. Essential Drugs:- Medicine used for patient preparation such as dulcolax, charcoal, purgatives, sedatives etc.
A. Medicine required during special procedure like contrast medium, I.V contrast, oral contrast etc.
B. The hygiene of the x-ray department should be maintain . The table should be cleaned and the instruments should be cleaned.
C. The hand should be washed with soap and aseptic solution may be used to avoid communicable disease.
D. The use of disposable items such as gloves, tissue paper, cotton etc discard in proper manner with the waste management.
6. Radiation during pregnancy:- The radiation procedure is harmful for developing fetus up to 4-5 months.
A. The 10 days interval following menstrual period is the only time when women of reproductive age are not pregnant.
B. Investigation of the abdomen and the pelvic region were suppose to perform with in 10 days from the date of menstrual cycle .
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