Transporting Patients and Equipment
Transporting Patients
Sonographers may be required to move patients or sonography equipment to various areas of the health care facility. This may require forceful pushing or pulling of imaging equipment, patient transport equipment (e.g., gurney, wheelchair, etc.) over differing floor materials and transitions for a significant distance.
Sonographers may also be required to assist patients onto and off the exam table when they arrive on any of a variety of transport devices (e.g., gurney, wheelchair, etc.). This may require heavy lifting in an awkward body posture.
In the next two sections, we will take a look at the potential hazards and possible solutions to help prevent injuries when transporting patients for a sonograph.
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
1-1. Sonographers may be subject to heavy lifting when they _____.
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