ABSTRACT The radiographers experience of working in a trauma-team during a CT-trauma examination An interview study Background: Computed Tomography (CT) in trauma is a recurring examination that the radiographers must perform often under time pressure. Part of the radiographer’s skills are good collaboration and communication with various professions during handling of trauma. Many studies conclude that communication is a recurring problem in emergency team. Objective: The aim of this interview study is to examine the radiographers experience of their work in an emergency team. Method: The study was conducted as a qualitative interview study where semi-structured interviews were the basis. Content analysis according to Graneheim & Lundman (2012) was used in the study where an objective analysis based on the respondents' narratives about their experiences within the trauma team was performed. Five radiographers in a midsize hospital with CT modality and an emergency team and which also had at least two years’ experience in CT-trauma examination were included in this study. Results: Four categories were identified such as streamlining work, belonging to an emergency team, communication, the radiographers in a trauma environment. Based on four subcategories, four subcategories were developed. Various experiences were captured in the interviews and provided a meaningful analysis. The radiographer’s experienced exclusion and sense of being forgotten within the emergency team work. Even lack of internal and external communication was experienced by some radiographers. However, a licensed radiographer has responsibility to keep up a good communication with other professions within the emergency team. Conclusion: While some radiographers experienced being left out from the work with the emergency team, others experienced inclusion. The common goal of all the involved professions is to conduct an urgent examination with diagnostic quality in a short time frame. Improvements in the workflow were possible through planning and preparation. Various obstacles in the workflow could be remedied by the radiographers. Keywords: CT trauma, Radiography, Computed Tomography
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-423328 |
| Date | January 2020 |
| Creators | Bilgin, Ruken |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för kirurgiska vetenskaper |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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