Phase 3 of COVID-19: Treat your patients and care for your radiographers. A designed projection for an aware and innovative radiology department

Chiara Martini; Marco Nicolò; Alessandro Tombolesi; Jacopo Negri; Oscar Brazzo; Daniele Di Feo; Angie Devetti; Irene Gertrud Rigott; Camilla Risoli; Giuseppe Walter Antonucci; Stefano Durante; Matteo Migliorini

doi:10.1016/j.jmir.2020.08.019

Phase 3 of COVID-19: Treat your patients and care for your radiographers. A designed projection for an aware and innovative radiology department

J Med Imaging Radiat Sci. 2020 Dec;51(4):531-534. doi: 10.1016/j.jmir.2020.08.019. Epub 2020 Oct 23.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Professions, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy; Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy; FASTeR, Italian Federation of Scientific Radiographers Societies, Italy. Electronic address: MartiniC@ao.pr.it.
² Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy. Electronic address: marco.nicolo.20@gmail.com.
³ Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Torino, Italy. Electronic address: alessandro.tombolesi@gmail.com.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Macerata Hospital, Macerata, Italy. Electronic address: jacoponegri@gmail.com.
⁵ Department of Radiology, PO Di Venere, Bari, Italy. Electronic address: oscarbrazzo@hotmail.com.
⁶ Department of Diagnostic Imaging, University Hospital Meyer of Firenze, Firenze, Italy. Electronic address: d.difeo@meyer.it.
⁷ Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Santa Maria della Misericordia, Udine, Italy. Electronic address: angiedevetti@hotmail.it.
⁸ Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma Claudiana, Bolzano, Italy. Electronic address: irene.rigott@gmail.com.
⁹ Department of Radiology, Hospital of Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy. Electronic address: camilla.risoli11@gmail.com.
¹⁰ Department of Radiology, Ospedale di Trani, ASL BT, Italy. Electronic address: tsrmadmin@gmail.com.
¹¹ Nursing, Technical and Rehabilitation Assistance Service, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: stefano.durante1@gmail.com.
¹² Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy. Electronic address: migliorinimatteo@gmail.com.

Abstract

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2 pathways: negative, suspected/confirmed Covid-19.
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2-radiographer scenario is recommended.
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Disinfection is crucial.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Allied Health Personnel*
COVID-19 / diagnostic imaging*
COVID-19 / prevention & control*
COVID-19 / therapy
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / prevention & control*
Lung / diagnostic imaging
Personal Protective Equipment
Radiology Department, Hospital*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods