Comments on: Child Immobilizer Showcase http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2005/09/child_immobiliz.html A dad's eye view of baby and toddler stuff Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:33:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Scott http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2005/09/child_immobiliz.html/comment-page-1#comment-6320 Scott Fri, 11 Nov 2005 18:22:46 +0000 http://s54748.gridserver.com/baby/2005/09/child-immobilizer-showcase.html#comment-6320 <p>While pigg-o-stats are not my favorite piece of x-ray equipment, it does hold the child still. Radiation has it's greatest effect on fast-growing tissue (what isn't in a baby!) so minimization of exposure is our greatest concern. Rotation of the torso can cause false positives (enlarged heart, scoliosis, etc), or mask something that is there. My daughter was in a pediatric ICU for a week because of two factors that gave the wrong results.</p> <p>While you might not 'feel the love' while the technologist is doing their job, it's their technical competence that you need. They might not have mentioned that the larger the breath the child takes in, the better diagnostic quality the x-ray is. Hence, crying is not only acceptable, but encouraged. </p> While pigg-o-stats are not my favorite piece of x-ray equipment, it does hold the child still. Radiation has it’s greatest effect on fast-growing tissue (what isn’t in a baby!) so minimization of exposure is our greatest concern. Rotation of the torso can cause false positives (enlarged heart, scoliosis, etc), or mask something that is there. My daughter was in a pediatric ICU for a week because of two factors that gave the wrong results.

While you might not ‘feel the love’ while the technologist is doing their job, it’s their technical competence that you need. They might not have mentioned that the larger the breath the child takes in, the better diagnostic quality the x-ray is. Hence, crying is not only acceptable, but encouraged.

]]> By: tod http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2005/09/child_immobiliz.html/comment-page-1#comment-6319 tod Fri, 16 Sep 2005 20:31:46 +0000 http://s54748.gridserver.com/baby/2005/09/child-immobilizer-showcase.html#comment-6319 <p>It's a sad realism that we need devices like that. My heart goes out to all the parents and children dealing with medical situations that require this kind of stuff.</p> <p>Bev: Stupid #$%^& doctors! I hate it when they try to second guess parents and alienate them from the child during treatment. Granted this isn't all doctors, but it still irritates me. A parent is a child's biggest comfort and to put them in a traumatic situation while ALSO removing their biggest comfort is just plain stupid.</p> <p>Grrr...I think I need more coffee today...feeling a bit irritable. :-|</p> It’s a sad realism that we need devices like that. My heart goes out to all the parents and children dealing with medical situations that require this kind of stuff.

Bev: Stupid #$%^& doctors! I hate it when they try to second guess parents and alienate them from the child during treatment. Granted this isn’t all doctors, but it still irritates me. A parent is a child’s biggest comfort and to put them in a traumatic situation while ALSO removing their biggest comfort is just plain stupid.

Grrr…I think I need more coffee today…feeling a bit irritable. :-|

]]> By: Bev http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2005/09/child_immobiliz.html/comment-page-1#comment-6318 Bev Fri, 16 Sep 2005 16:08:45 +0000 http://s54748.gridserver.com/baby/2005/09/child-immobilizer-showcase.html#comment-6318 <p>David needed stitches when he was about 18 mos old. They wouldn't let me come near the table to hold him down (afraid of an hysterical mom, you know). Instead they strapped him to a papoose board. I was allowed to stay in the room--as long as I stayed far away. I was the only one who noticed that David was working his hand out of the strap and was about ready to grasp the doctor's hand. I was there in a snap to hold him down. He was much calmer having me hold him ("calmer" being a relative term, of course, when you're talking about sticking a needle and thread into a toddler's head!)</p> David needed stitches when he was about 18 mos old. They wouldn’t let me come near the table to hold him down (afraid of an hysterical mom, you know). Instead they strapped him to a papoose board. I was allowed to stay in the room–as long as I stayed far away. I was the only one who noticed that David was working his hand out of the strap and was about ready to grasp the doctor’s hand. I was there in a snap to hold him down. He was much calmer having me hold him (”calmer” being a relative term, of course, when you’re talking about sticking a needle and thread into a toddler’s head!)

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