Leave them in the vacuum mattress. Our physicists ran tests that showed they
had a similar radiation absorption to a man's shirt.

-----Original Message-----
From: Accident and Emergency Academic List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Blackham Julian (NORTH
BRISTOL NHS TRUST)
Sent: 01 October 2014 22:07
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Trauma mattresses

I am looking at trying to find a more efficient way of moving trauma
patients onto and off the CT Table.  We have looked at using a  'CT Safe'
scoop stretcher, but  our neuroradiologists and medical physicists say they
need 30% higher dose of radiation to get the same image quality using a
scoop rather than without a scoop.

Is there a suitable mattress that can be used to facilitate sliding patient
on and off CT table without using a PAT slide? Do any of you have any other
equipment to facilitate this transfer?

Thanks

Jules


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