Radiological Service

Radiological Service 1. A radiological service must have a certified radiological technician in-house 24 hours/day and immediately available at all times for general radiological procedures. A technician must be in-house and immediately available for computerized tomography (CT) for both head and body. 2. Specialty procedures such as Sonography and Angiography must be available to the trauma team. It is desirable that MRI services be available to the trauma team. 3. The radiologist liaison must attend at least 50 percent of committee meetings and should educate and guide the entire trauma team in the appropriate use of radiologic services. A staff radiologist must be promptly available, when requested, for the interpretation of radiographs, performance of complex imaging studies or interventional procedures. The radiologist must ensure the preliminary interpretations are promptly reported to the trauma team and radiology services must monitor the interpretation. 4. Written policy must exist delineating the prioritization/availability of the CT scanner for trauma patients. The Trauma Center must have policies designed to ensure that trauma patients who may require resuscitation and monitoring are accompanied by appropriately trained providers during transportation to, and while in, the radiology department.