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Immobilization Techniques Flashcards

1
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What is immobilization?

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A method of applying restrictive measures to prevent patient/part movement

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What does immobilization and communication help to reduce?

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Motion on radiographs

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What does the slightest movement cause on radiographs?

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Blurring

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What is the most significant contributing factor to unacceptable image quality?

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Motion distortion

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What do positioning inaccuracies contribute to?

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Suboptimum image quality

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What does motion distortion result from?

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Involuntary and voluntary patient movement

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What does motion from patients result in?

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The need to repeat radiographs and increase radiation exposure to the patient

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8
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What is critical to effective immobilization?

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Communication

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9
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What exposure time should be used for immobilization?

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Short exposure times

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10
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What can be used to assist in immobilization?

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Immobilization aids

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11
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What else can be used as an effective way of facilitating good immobilization?

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Empathy for the patients condition

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What is voluntary motion?

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Motion that can be controlled by the patient

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When does voluntary motion occur?

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As a result of inadequate communication by the technologist

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What is involuntary motion?

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Motion due to contributing factors such as temperature, shock, neurological disorders and medication

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What is the most effective means of reducing motion and ensuring the patient cooperates?

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Communication

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16
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How should the technologist give instructions to the patient?

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Give patient instructions in simple terms the patient can understand

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17
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What non verbal instructions can be used to communicate?

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Demonstrations and other methods

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18
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What does communication with the patient also include?

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Establishing good rapport and showing empathy for the patient

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What is rapport?

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A relationship of harmony and accord between two persons

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When does rapport with the patient take place?

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Begins from the introduction and continues throughout the procedure

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21
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What is empathy?

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Being able to enter the patient’s emotions

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How can a technologist show empathy for their patient?

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By seeing things from the patients perspective or emotional state

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23
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What is empathy different from?

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Different from having sympathy or feeling sorry for the patient

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24
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When is restraining done?

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To prevent the patient from injuring themselves

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25
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What must immobilization and restraint devices not interfere with?

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A patient’s circulation or respiration

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25
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Who is responsible for ordering restraints?

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Physicians

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25
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When are restraints for adults applied?

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Applied before the patient arrives in radiology department

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25
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What do restraints consist of?

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Wrist and ankle bands fastened to the bed or stretcher

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26
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What features should immobilization devices possess?

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  • Radiolucency
  • Flexibility
  • Durability
  • Reproducibility
  • Safety and reliability
  • No image artifacts
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27
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What are the two types of immobilization devices?

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Simple and involved

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28
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What do simple immobilization devices include?

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Sandbags and sponges used to help a patient maintain a position

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29
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What do involved immobilization devices include?

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More complex devices such as spinal trauma boards that hold patients completely still

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30
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What are types of immobilization devices?

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  • Positioning sponges
  • Sheets
  • Sandbags
  • Velcro straps
  • Head clamps
  • Commercial devices
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31
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What are some other types of immobilization devices?

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  • Cervical collar
  • Spine board
  • Splints
  • Sheet restraints
  • Commercial restraint devices
  • Stockinettes
  • Tape
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32
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What are routine applications of simple immobilization devices?

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Sponges, sandbags, Velcro straps, plexiplate, compression bands and head clamps

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33
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What are complex immobilization techniques?

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  • Mummy wrap technique
  • Securing a patient to a backboard
  • Commercial restraints
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34
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When are immobilization devices applied during trauma applications?

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Before the patient arrives at the radiology department

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35
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What shouldn’t radiologist remove in trauma applications?

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Should never remove immobilization devices that have been applied by EMTs

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36
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When should be the only time immobilization devices should be removed?

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Only after the radiologist has read the initial radiographs as negative and physician has approved

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37
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How should immobilization devices be removed?

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Slowly with the necessary assistance like sponges or padding to ensure patient comfort

38
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What qualities of trauma application immobilization devices should radiographers know about before imaging?

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Which devices are radiolucent vs radiopaque

39
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Can radiographs be taken with radiopaque immobilization devices in place?

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Yes it may be necessary to leave them on which will produce artifacts on the film

40
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What are immobilization devices used for spinal traumas?

A

Traction devices (backboards) and cervical collars

41
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How are AP spine views done with radiolucent backboards?

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Done with the cassette placed under the backboard

42
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What is a backboard used for?

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To keep the spine immobilized and support the body

43
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What are features of most backboards?

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Made of radiolucent materials like wood or plastic

44
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What can backboards help facilitate?

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Easy transfers of patients from the cart to the table

45
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What image view is completed to rule out a cervical spine fracture?

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A cross-table lateral view of the cervical spine

46
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What are the next steps if a lateral view is questionable?

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Additional views of the c-spine can be taken with the collar on

47
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When should a cervical collar be removed by a radiologist?

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It should NEVER be removed before the radiologist has cleared the patient and R/O a spinal fracture

48
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What other situations are cervical collars used in?

A

During radiographic skull examinations

49
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How is movement affected by immobilization collars?

A

Movement of the patient is restricted and equipment must be moved instead

50
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What are ways equipment can be manipulated during head trauma exams?

A

Tube can be moved without turning the patient

51
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What may be evident with head traumas?

A

Bleeding from the nose or ears

52
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What devices may be present on extremity traumas?

A

Traction devices

53
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What are features of traction splints?

A

They are not always radiolucent

54
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What immobilization devices may be present in cases of abdominal trauma?

A

An anti-shock garment

55
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What are anti-shock garments used for?

A

To slow the rate of hemorrhage

56
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What are features of anti-shock garments?

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Are always radiolucent

57
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What communication tactics be used with children?

A

Using terminology the child will understand

58
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What should be established with children when imaging them?

A

Trust and security

59
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How should department policies be used when pediatric situations are in play?

A

Should be observed on an individual case basis

60
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What should children never think of immobilization devices?

A

Should never think they’re being used as a form of punishment

61
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How should restraints be applied to children?

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Should be applied gently without threats and force

62
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What is mummification?

A

An effective, simple and inexpensive and reliable method of restraining or immobilizing an infant

63
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What does mummification consist of?

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Gently wrapping the small child in a sheet which limits motion

64
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What age range should mummification be used in?

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Children who are too young to understand cooperation

65
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What are commercial upright restraints?

A

Pig-o-stat and Pedia-poser

66
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What do upright commercial restraints allow?

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Allow the child to be rotated 360 degrees in the upright position

67
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What are upright restraints useful for?

A

Useful for taking CXR and ABX in upright positions

68
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What are commercial restraint boards?

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Circumcision boards, Brat boards and Octastop boards

69
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What do restraint boards allow for?

A

Allow for rotation of the child in the recumbent position

70
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Which type of radiographs can be obtained with restraint boards?

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AP, Oblique and laterals

71
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What should be used with tape restraints?

A

Cloth between the sticky side of tape and skin

72
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What is a stockinette?

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A stretchable cotton fabric int he shape of a sleeve that is pulled over an extremity before a cast is placed

73
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What are stockinettes good for in imaging?

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Good for immobilizing upper limbs above and behind the child’s head with tape

74
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What geriatric applications should be applied when it comes to immobilization?

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  • Blankets for warmth
  • Radiolucent table pads and pillows for comfort
  • Sponges to reduce back strain
75
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What tips should be used for immobilizing patients?

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  • Always explain and talk to your patient
  • Never cause harm by immobilizing
  • Make sure immobilization is not too tight
  • Immobilize for a short period of time
  • Never use the sticky side of tape directly on the skin
  • Never rely on immobilization alone to hold a patient
  • Seek first aide if injuries are sustained by use of immobilization
76
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What are reasons for immobilizing patients?

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  • Protect the patient from bodily harm
  • Reduce the possibility of motion
  • Reduce radiation exposure
  • Ensure proper positioning
77
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What is a cervical spine often called?

A

Cspine

78
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How is a cross-table lateral cervical spine conducted?

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  • Patient remains supine and immobilized
  • Xray tube is lowered and turned so that the CR is horizontal
  • Cassette is placed at the side of the patients head (below the shoulder) at a right angle
79
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What might a physician do to un-superimpose the shoulders in a cspine image?

A

Pull the patients arms down slightly

80
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What must be visualized in a LAT cspine?

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All seven cervical vertebrae

81
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What are forms of noncommercial restraints?

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  • Plexiglas
  • Velcro straps
  • Tape
  • Stockinette
82
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What is ambulatory?

A

Able to walk

83
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What is an artifact?

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Substance or structure not naturally present but of which an authentic image appears on an image

84
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What are compression bands?

A

Waist immobilizers or safety straps

85
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What is flexion?

A

Act of bending or condition of being bent

86
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What is geriatric?

A

Pertaining to the treatment of the aged

87
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What is neonate?

A

Newborn infants

88
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What is pediatric?

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Pertaining to the branch of medicine that treats children

89
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What is a pig - o - stat?

A

An upright restraint for children

90
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What is C7?

A

7th cervical spine

91
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What is CR?

A

Central ray

92
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What is EMT?

A

Emergency medical technician

93
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What does F stand for?

A

Female

94
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What does M stand for?

A

Male

95
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What is OFD?

A

Object film distance

96
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What is y/o or Y/O?

A

Year old

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