This alert discusses the patient safety incidents which can occur with wrong radiology processes. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported that more than 16 million radiology studies were ...
This alert describes two patient safety incidents, one causing patient harm, as a result of metal products, which are magnetic, being taken into the MRI room and not removed once the MRI has ...
"A 10-lb sandbag was placed in a pillow case under a patient to support an arterial line. The patient was then taken for an MRI. After changing all the equipment to MRI compatible, the patient was ...