portables

• where do we do portables?

  patient rooms

  ED

  ICU

  OR

  recovery / PACU

  nursing homes
• PACU

  post anesthesia care unit
• when were portables invented

  WW1
• can any exams not be done portably?

  no
• what are the limitations on portables

  SID

  maneuverability

  patient mobility
• how are the portables powered?

  batteries
• what is the range for kVp on portables

  50-125
• what is the range for mAs on portables

  .4-200
• how do you put the IR back on the charger

  make sure it is facing the correct way an push down gently
• what is the most sensitive part of the machine

  the IR
• ancillary equipment

  full apron

  half shield

  grid

  rad. bags

  sponges
• do you have to wear lead on portables?

  yes
• how far away should you stand

  as far as possible while still doing your job
• when should you place the cassette?

  as late as possible
• what get bagged

  shield

  cassette
• what do you do first after taking the image

  move the IR out
• where should you annotate the image

  in the hallway
• what goes on the image

  SID

  patient position

  time

  "portable"
• what do you clean

  anything has been touched by you or the patient
• what is the number one thing you can do to prevent hospital acquired infections

  hand washing
• methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus

  soap
• vancomycin resistant enterococci

  soap
• Clostridium difficile

  soap
• what is the 10 cm rule

  if the area of interest is 10 cm or larger you have to use a grid