RAD CEU Provider
4.0 CE CreditsARRT Category A

Trauma Radiography

4.0 ARRT Category A credits — a live, moderated 4-hour session.

Instructor: Karen OstrowskiSession: 4h 00mFormat: Scheduled, moderated live sessionTimes: 10:00 AM CT, 6:00 PM CT

About this webinar

Trauma Radiography is delivered as a scheduled, moderated webinar. Sessions run twice a day, at 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM Central, every day except Thursday. The scheduled block is 4 hours, and 3.4 hours of recorded attendance are required for credit. There is no post-test and no quiz — attendance is the requirement, and a moderator is in the room throughout for questions.

Learning objectives

After attending this activity, participants will be able to:

  • 1Adapt standard positioning to a patient who cannot be moved, using tube and detector angulation to preserve the required projection.
  • 2Prioritise imaging within a trauma resuscitation and describe the technologist's role alongside the trauma team.
  • 3Identify the radiographic appearance of the fractures and dislocations most often seen in acute trauma.
  • 4Apply cervical spine precautions, transfer technique and immobilisation without compromising image quality.
  • 5Select technique for patients in casts, splints, backboards and traction, and for portable examinations at the bedside.
  • 6Maintain radiation protection and infection control in an uncontrolled and crowded environment.

About Karen Ostrowski

BSRT, R.T.(R)(CT), CRA

Karen is a clinical educator with twenty-two years in emergency and interventional imaging.