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correct answer✔✔MRI uses magnetic fields and radiowaves to image hydrogen atoms
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abundant in fat and water. Numerous safety and equipment precautions must be taken to ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
ensure safe anaesthesia care ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS ||\\//||
- Must be MR safe or conditional
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- "Safe" equipment poses no additional hazard in any MR environment
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- "Conditional" equipment may have limits on static field strength, spatial gradient and rate
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of change of magnetic field that it can be used with
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- "Unsafe" equipment poses a hazard in any MR environment and must not be used
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- All monitoring and anaesthetic equipment must conform to operating theatre and MR
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safety standards ||\\//||
- E.g. Reports of burns from standard pulse oximeters, so fibreoptic and MRI-safe oximeters
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are preferable, transmit signals via light vs electrical current
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- Monitoring equipment should be kept outside the scanning room, meaning cables that are
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required are long (invasive arterial line, capnography sampling line- which can lead to ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
damping, or delays in displayed waveform) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ||\\//||
1) BURNS PREVENTION
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- MR safe or conditional (checked) monitoring equipment only
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- All equipment checked prior to scanning
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,- Fibreoptic versus electrical cables
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- Telemetric monitoring
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- MR safe ECG electrodes
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2) INJURY RELATED TO MAGNETIC FIELD/FERROMAGNETIC OBJECTS
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- Patient and staff safety checklist to identify risks (implanted devices, foreign bodies in eye.
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ferromagnetic cochlear implants, NSx clips, IABP/VAD, insulin pumps, aortic stent grafts). ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Most new PPM/AICDs compatible ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
- Remove all ferromagnetic objects
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- Non-ferromagnetic equipment, drip stands, remove O2 cylinders from room
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- Remove drug delivery patches
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3) ACOUSTIC NOISE ||\\//|| ||\\//||
- Typically above safe level of 85 dB
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- Ear protection for all patients
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4) ANAESTHETIC MACHINE AND CIRCUIT
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- Remote site anaesthesia, ensure senior support available
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- Equip ||\\//||
2022A10 Response to formal complaint made by a patient about you to your head of ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
department - correct answer✔✔- If used effectively feedback can improve practice and ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
patient care, identify system failures and areas for improvement and review
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- If handled promptly and well, complaints can be managed without the need for litigation or
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seeking of compensation
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REASONS FOR COMPLAINTS ||\\//|| ||\\//||
- Lack of understanding between anaesthetist and patient
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, - Poor communication/language/cultural barriers
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- Lack of adequate information about events especially in emergency situations
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- Patient does not want same thing to happen to others
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- Negligence on part of practitioner or service
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- Injury or complication of anaesthesia or surgery has occurred
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- Litigation generally a last resort when other efforts fail
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HOW TO HANDLE COMPLAINT ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
- There is no formula or specific model, but the following is a generic guide
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- Have a suitably skilled member of staff (e.g. head of department, patient liaison officer
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designated for handling complaints) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
- APOLOGISE/OPEN DISCLOSURE: Acknowledge issue and express regret at patient distress.
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Let patient know concerns will be investigated and addressed. Provide short written response
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to complaint. Ensure this response is prompt
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- DOCUMENT/SEEK ADVICE: Concerns of patient, apology and explanation given in patient
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notes/complaints register/discuss at morbidity and mortality meeting if ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
appropriate/warranted system issue. Contact medical indemnity provider (if ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
relevant/necessary) for advice on preparing response to both patient and employer ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
- INVESTIGATE: Central issues of complaint, clarify with patient what they would like to
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achieve. Person conducting Ix needs authority to make a decision on any actionable items
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- REPORT BACK TO PATIENT: In writing, and inform of steps taken
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- Consider special needs of patient throughout process (e.g. interpreter)
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- TAKE PREVENTATIVE STEPS: personal reflection and evaluation of clinica
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