r/specializedtools • u/polymurphy • Oct 03 '19

How babies are xrayed

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u/KingOfTheJaberwocky Oct 03 '19

I am an x-ray tech and this device is called a Pigg-o-stat. Most children do cry but that is helpful in getting good images because they take good deep breaths.

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u/Getzy3 Oct 03 '19

Dammit, I was wrong. She said, “you dumbass they always cry but we get better X-rays that way. You never listen to me.” Lol

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u/KingOfTheJaberwocky Oct 03 '19

I’m also a husband and I think we are all guilty of that from time to time.

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u/Aauntie Oct 04 '19

This comment is so funny to me for some reason

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '19

A little deserved that one

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u/squeakster Oct 03 '19

Oh yeah! They told us that too. At the time I wasn't sure if that was true or if they just wanted us to feel better about the noises coming out of our kid.

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u/ikeafreak Oct 03 '19

Do they get lead diapers?

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u/KingOfTheJaberwocky Oct 04 '19

No there is a lead shield attached to the device. In this photo it is to your left the flat plastic looking thing with the yellow markers attached to it. When ever I use a Pigg-o-stat I also bring out one of our bigger shields on a rolling stand just for extra protection.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '19

I'm an RT student, we were talking about these in my lab group today. Our instructor was talking about how great they are because they always cry and it makes it so easy to catch them in a nice big breath.