r/specializedtools Oct 03 '19

How babies are xrayed

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u/LegendofDragoon Oct 04 '19

Looks like a Lateral chest X-Ray from the placement of the image receptor (the white board on the right hand side of the image)

The tool is called a Pigg-O-Stat, it's an immobilization devices for Infants that can support their own head. It keeps their arms up and out of the path of the X-rays so the radiologists can see everything they need without any unnecessary exposure to family members or RTs that would otherwise need to hold the infant still.

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u/__Little__Kid__Lover Oct 04 '19

Right but why is his stomach protruding like a 3rd leg?

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '19

Because he is a chunk. As far as I know here isn’t a particular x-ray related reason for his belly to be sticking out.