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Introduction
Published in A Stewart Whitley, Jan Dodgeon, Angela Meadows, Jane Cullingworth, Ken Holmes, Marcus Jackson, Graham Hoadley, Randeep Kumar Kulshrestha, Clark’s Procedures in Diagnostic Imaging: A System-Based Approach, 2020
A Stewart Whitley, Jan Dodgeon, Angela Meadows, Jane Cullingworth, Ken Holmes, Marcus Jackson, Graham Hoadley, Randeep Kumar Kulshrestha
Good communication skills are essential in sonography. The procedure should always be fully explained before starting, not only as a courtesy to the subject, but also because co-operation is required to execute an examination of high quality. Sonography differs from most other imaging modalities apart from fluoroscopy in that the subject and the operator are in close proximity and can often see each other’s faces as the image is produced. The patient may well try to deduce what is happening, sometimes wrongly, if the operator does not explain the procedure, or at least say that the examination may take some time and requires the utmost concentration, which may preclude conversation. Communication is therefore key to a quality sonogram, and of course a prerequisite for informed consent [49].
The effectiveness of ergonomics interventions in reducing upper limb work-related musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction in sonographers, surgeons and dentists: a systematic review
Published in Ergonomics, 2021
Kristie Sweeney, Martin Mackey, Jacqueline Spurway, Jillian Clarke, Karen Ginn
Sonographers have frequently reported a high prevalence of work related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD) (Al-Rammah et al. 2017; Claes, Berger, and Stassijns 2015; Evans, Roll, and Baker 2009; Feng et al. 2016; Friesen et al. 2006; Grant and Cattell 2002; Hill, Slade, and Russi 2009; Horkey and King 2004; Junejo, Tahir, and Behan 2017; Muir et al. 2004; Necas 1996; Orme et al. 2016; Pike et al. 1997; Russo et al. 2002; Schoenfeld et al. 1999; Smith et al. 1997; Wihlidal and Kumar 1997). The upper limb is the most painful body area reported (Al-Rammah et al. 2017; Claes, Berger, and Stassijns 2015; Evans, Roll, and Baker 2009; Murphy and Russo 2000). Physical, individual and psychosocial risk factors for WMSD associated with sonography are thought to be static and awkward positioning, immobile patients, continual probe pressure, poor workplace ergonomics, increased exam scheduling, sonographer height, weight and gender, lack of job control and reduced job satisfaction (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 2006; Coffin 2014). Reports suggest one in five sonographers suffer a career ending musculoskeletal injury (Horkey and King 2004) highlighting the crucial need to reduce WMSD in sonographers.
A multi-criteria methodology for evaluating alternative ultrasound devices
Published in Ergonomics, 2019
Diana Rossi, Filippo Marciano, Paolo Cabassa
WMSDs are generally acknowledged to be multifactorial (Forde, Punnet, and Wegman 2002; Kumar 2001), arising from a combination of physical factors related to work and workplace psychosocial factors (Oranye and Bennett 2017). In particular, many risk factors can cause the occurrence of WMSDs among sonographers and sonologists, mainly to shoulders, neck, wrists and upper back and explain the high prevalence: number and duration of scans, duration of practice, working hours, grip on the transducer and application of pressure, non-neutral and static postures, sitting without proper back support, poor chair height adjustment, lack of flexibility in workstation design, inadequate equipment and tools and manual handling of patients (Burnett and Campbell-Kyureghyan 2008, 2010; Irurhe et al. 2013; Magnavita et al. 1999; Muir et al. 2004; Oranye and Bennett 2017; Paschoarelli, de Oliveira, and Coury 2008; Pike et al. 1997; Rousseau et al. 2013; Russo et al. 2002; Sommerich et al. 2016; Vanderpool et al. 1993; Wihlidal and Kumar 1997).