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Patient Safety
Related Hazards
The concerns listed below can seriously affect the safety
of patients undergoing a diagnostic ultrasound
examination.
Patient ID/Name should be entered accurately. Make
sure correct patient ID is provided on all recorded data
and hard copy prints. Identification errors could result in
an incorrect diagnosis.
Equipment malfunction or incorrect settings can result in
measurement errors or failure to detect details within the
image. The equipment user must become thoroughly
familiar with the equipment operation in order to optimize
its performance and recognize possible malfunctions.
Applications training is available through your local GE
representative. Added confidence in your equipment
operation can be gained by establishing a quality
assurance program.
Only qualified physicians and sonographers should
perform Ultrasound scanning on human subjects for
medical diagnostic reasons. Exposure levels to be kept
to minimum and to be consistent with recommended
practices for diagnostic evaluation.
Calculation formulas and data base are provided only as
a tool and should not be the basis in which clinical
diagnosis can be made. The user is encouraged to
research the articles and sample the output data from
this device and make a judgement as to the utility of this
and calculation results as a clinical tool.
Patient
Identification
Diagnostic
Information
Clinical Diagnosis