Reporting incidents with medical devices: procedures for radiologic technologists.
Because of some fairly new rules established by the Federal government, the judgment of radiologic technologists concerning incidents with medical devices has become extremely important. This article explains the rules and their consequences, describes the responsibilities of technologists to report incidents, and includes a checklist for technologist use when submitting a report.
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