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Infection prevention and control in CT Part 1: An Australian study of roles, responsibilities and practices.
Abu Awwad et al., Radiography (Lond) 2023
DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2023.11.013
Ho-ho-ho! Gather ’round, my merry friends, for I have a tale to tell that’s not about toys or reindeer, but something quite different indeed. It’s a story from a land down under, where radiographers and nurses, much like elves in their workshop, toil away in the CT suite, a place not of wrapping paper and bows, but of scanners and contrast media.
In this first chapter of a two-part series, we delve into the Australian baseline data, a list checked twice, revealing how these diligent workers administer intravenous contrast media and wield their power injectors with care. It’s a tale of knowledge and practice, as important to them as the Naughty or Nice List is to me.
The survey, a sleigh of questions, was sent flying across the internet to 160 radiographers and nurses. The majority, like my team of elves, were radiographers, while a smaller group of nurses joined in the festive data gathering. They spoke of their CT workplaces, the tools they use, and the roles they play, much like how my elves discuss toy-making and reindeer care.
In the public hospitals, more scans were done than stockings hung by the chimney with care, and they used dual injecting systems, cleaned by both radiographers and nurses. Meanwhile, the private clinics, cozy as a cup of hot cocoa, preferred a single-system power injector.
When it came to staying informed, these professionals turned to their colleagues and product guidelines, much like I turn to my list (and check it twice) for who’s been naughty or nice. IPC teams were as rare in private clinics as snow in July, but in public departments, they were as common as candy canes on a Christmas tree. And half of these good folks had refreshed their IPC training within the last year, just as I check my sleigh before the big flight.
This narrative, my dear friends, is not just for yuletide cheer but to guide the future of IPC education and map out the risks, much like planning the route for my Christmas Eve journey.
So, let’s await the next chapter, where we’ll learn how these CT suite workers perceive IPC risks, as eagerly as children await the sound of reindeer hooves on the roof. For if they stray from the best practice, it could mean a lump of coal in the stocking of clinical safety. And we wouldn’t want that, now would we?
Until then, keep your spirits bright and your practices tight, and may all your CT scans be merry and right! 🎅🎄