key: cord-0812424-4iyj10m9
authors: Huang, Lesheng; LI, Hongyi; Liu, Tianzhu; Chen, Jun
title: Potential Infection Risk Control in the Radiology Department during Economic Recovery after the COVID-19 Pandemic
date: 2020-05-29
journal: J Med Imaging Radiat Sci
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmir.2020.05.005
sha: 4352c111abd47f5e4a03a0a9c3da7869d6ab8a6f
doc_id: 812424
cord_uid: 4iyj10m9

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1. The temperature monitoring station in clinic is necessary. Before entering the radiology department, infrared temperature measurement should be conducted. Out-patients with fever should be transferred to the "fever clinic" for further diagnosis and treatment.

in-patients, and only those with negative results can be hospitalized. If being positive, patients need to be sent to designated hospitals for treatment.

3. The radiology department continues to maintain the emergency prevention and control team for COVID-19, the radiologists-nurses-radiographers interactive emergency management procedure, and the primary protection 4 . 4. The focus of the department has shifted to the examination of ordinary patients, however, a separate DR room should still be set up. As the demand for fever outpatients has declined significantly, the staff of DR room is held by normal radiographers. The radiographer on duty should wear secondary protective equipment to exam patients with fever in the separate DR room when being informed by fever clinic and return to normal work after the examination. for patients with fever must be established. When one highly suspicious COVID-19 patient who needs CT examination, radiology department should restore "fever patients CT examination model": Before the examination, turn off the central air conditioning; confirm that the special air disinfection machine is on; lead patients through the fast track for examination to reduce their movement range; after the examination, disinfection measures should be carry out with ultraviolet disinfection machine half an hour at least 1 .

6. Finally, the radiology department should pay attention to staff's the mental health problems caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 and provide corresponding support 5 .

All above points are based on the ongoing work experience gained during the treatment of potential asymptomatic infected patients and preventing the outbreak from being imported in our Radiology Department. This program operates well in the actual work after the pandemic and it avoids the cross-infection of potential asymptomatic infected patients to radiology staff during the examination.

Infection Control in the Medical Imaging Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Infection Control in the Medical Imaging Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic