Sonographers are not MACHINES! It's not about quantity of scans but the quality of scans
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Susan Smith
8 years ago
I am a cardiac sonographer for 20 years and I scan in pain everyday. Hands, shoulder and neck.
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Katrina Foelscj
8 years ago
My nech and shoulder
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Stephanie Comstock
8 years ago
My career was ended prematurely after my right shoulder injured from performing ultrasound exams on morbidly obese patients. 6 shoulder surgeries down & now addressing my c-spine injuries. We are the last line of defense to diagnose morbidly obese patients that X-ray, CT & MRI cannot image due to size. If high intensity beams from CT&MRI cannot penetrate, how can it be expected we can push through all that tissue with just our arm & shoulder strength? We are not being progected by OSHA, RDMS or SDMS. The latter 2 being organizations supposedly dedicated to our field alone. .
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Kasey Robbins
8 years ago
Shoulder pain is so real
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Nichole Nieman
8 years ago
Back, shoulder, wrist, elbow. The list goes on and on.
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Elizabeth Ritter
8 years ago
RDMS for 15 years, scanning in so mankind of pain everyday now.
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Tracy
8 years ago
Scanning for ten years have rotator cuff tear pec major tear herniated and bulging with stenosis in my neck. Also fluid in my bicep
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Iwona Hall
8 years ago
Scanning 22 years and shoulder surgery behind me as well
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Nancy Weeks RDMS RVT RDCS
8 years ago
Back, shoulders, neck, 1st mcp jt
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Pamela S Sprague RDMS
8 years ago
I have been scanning for 36 years and have had multiple surgeries due to scannning. Please help us be heard!
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Anonymous
8 years ago
I’ve had neck injury,spine surgery, hip replacement, both knees replaced and a thumb joint replacement. I go home everyday with back, neck and joint pain!
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Ellen C Amaral
8 years ago
I suffer from many WRMSD’s
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Jann Axelsen
8 years ago
Shoulder surgery required after 20 years of scanning.
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connie anderson
8 years ago
Protect sonographers.
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Jasmine
8 years ago
Carpal and cubital tunnel syndrome
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Vebbra Willey
8 years ago
We need all the help we can get to create changes in work conditions.
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Carrie McKee
8 years ago
I scan OB/GYN everyday in pain and I’m a pain management patient . I love my career and hope that I can continue until normal retirement age
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Anne Pregler
8 years ago
I worked in an on/GYN department for over 20 years averaging 23 patients per day. The pain in my neck, shoulder and hand became unbearable. Had a hard time explaining to my employer how I couldn't continue scanning like that. Ended up losing the job I dedicated my life to and loved so much.
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Mary Escano
8 years ago
The health and well being of medical professionals such as Sonographers has a direct impact on the service provided to patients.
Sonographers are not MACHINES! It's not about quantity of scans but the quality of scans
I am a cardiac sonographer for 20 years and I scan in pain everyday. Hands, shoulder and neck.
My nech and shoulder
My career was ended prematurely after my right shoulder injured from performing ultrasound exams on morbidly obese patients. 6 shoulder surgeries down & now addressing my c-spine injuries. We are the last line of defense to diagnose morbidly obese patients that X-ray, CT & MRI cannot image due to size. If high intensity beams from CT&MRI cannot penetrate, how can it be expected we can push through all that tissue with just our arm & shoulder strength? We are not being progected by OSHA, RDMS or SDMS. The latter 2 being organizations supposedly dedicated to our field alone. .
Shoulder pain is so real
Back, shoulder, wrist, elbow. The list goes on and on.
RDMS for 15 years, scanning in so mankind of pain everyday now.
Scanning for ten years have rotator cuff tear pec major tear herniated and bulging with stenosis in my neck. Also fluid in my bicep
Scanning 22 years and shoulder surgery behind me as well
Back, shoulders, neck, 1st mcp jt
I have been scanning for 36 years and have had multiple surgeries due to scannning. Please help us be heard!
I’ve had neck injury,spine surgery, hip replacement, both knees replaced and a thumb joint replacement. I go home everyday with back, neck and joint pain!
I suffer from many WRMSD’s
Shoulder surgery required after 20 years of scanning.
Protect sonographers.
Carpal and cubital tunnel syndrome
We need all the help we can get to create changes in work conditions.
I scan OB/GYN everyday in pain and I’m a pain management patient . I love my career and hope that I can continue until normal retirement age
I worked in an on/GYN department for over 20 years averaging 23 patients per day. The pain in my neck, shoulder and hand became unbearable. Had a hard time explaining to my employer how I couldn't continue scanning like that. Ended up losing the job I dedicated my life to and loved so much.
The health and well being of medical professionals such as Sonographers has a direct impact on the service provided to patients.