Ch. 4 Sonographer Safety Issues

Question 1

True or false:
One in four sonographers sustained career- ending injuries.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

What is the term used for a safe working environment.

Answer 2

Ergonomics

Question 3

What are the causes of injury in this feild of work?

Answer 3

-Heavy workloads (too many patients to scan).
-High- performance pressure
-Poorly designed workstations
-insufficient rest and recovery
-Age
-Stress
-Gender

Question 4

What kind of injury is common among sonographers?

Answer 4

Musculoskeletel

Question 5

What kind of musculoskeletel injury is common in sonogroaphers?

Answer 5

Tendonitis and tenosynovitis of the shoulder, cervical spine, neck, wrist and lower back.

Question 6

What is RSI?

Answer 6

Repetitive strain injuries

Question 7

What can cause RSI?

Answer 7

-Poor stretching
-Improper body mechanics during scanning
-Duration
-insufficient rest
-Repetition of the same type of study for long periods of time

Question 8

What posture causes neck injury in this field?

Answer 8

Flexion/extension and side bending.

Question 9

What posture causes shoulder injury in this field?

Answer 9

Abduction/flexion

Question 10

What posture causes hand and wrist injury in this field?

Answer 10

flexion/extension and ulnar/radial deviation.

Question 11

What posture causes lower back injury in this field?

Answer 11

Twisting at the waist and static posture.

Question 12

How can you prevent Lower back pain (LBP)?

Answer 12

Correct posture for prevention, physical conditioning and strengthening exercises.

Question 13

True or False:
Upper back and neck pain can be resolved with painkillers and/or surgery.

Answer 13

False.
These areas are resistant to painkillers, surgery and even physical therapy.

Question 14

What is TOS (thoratic oulet syndrome)

Answer 14

group of disorders brought on by compression of blood vessels or nerves in the space between the clavicle and first rib.

Question 15

What is neurologic TOS?

Answer 15

Compression of the brachial plexus nerves coming from the spinal cord.

Question 16

What is Vasscular TOS?

Answer 16

When one or more subclavian vessels are compressed.

Question 17

Inflammation of the small sac of fluid (bursa) that cushions and lubricates an area between tendon and bone or around a joint.

Answer 17

Bursitis

Question 18

Painful inflammation of the tendons (tenosynovitis) on the thumb side of the wrist.
Thought to be related to repetitive hand or wrist motions

Answer 18

de Quervain Disease

Question 19

Caused by compression of the median nerve at the wrist, causing numbness.

Answer 19

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)

Question 20

Caused by strain on the muscles of the forearms and their tendons that attach to the humeral epicondyle

Answer 20

Epicondylitis

Question 21

Lateral epicondylitis is also called

Answer 21

Tennis Elbow

Question 22

Medial epicondylitis is also called

Answer 22

Golfer’s Elbow

Question 23

Degenerative joint disease and is sometimes called “wear and tear” arthritis and is caused by repetitive movements or injuries to the joint

Answer 23

Osteoarthritis