Conduct An Emergency Exam; End Exam - GE Definium 5000 Operator's Manual

Conduct an Emergency Exam

Emergency Exam is a function that allows a patient to be x-rayed without selecting the patient from the
Worklist or adding the patient to the Worklist.
Figure 6-11 Emergency Exam button
Emergency Exam is used in the following situations:
• Medical emergency – The patient needs an x-ray taken immediately.
• No patient information available – There is no patient information to enter due to the patient's
medical condition. For example, the patient was found unconscious with no identification.
When the [EMERGENCY EXAM] button is pressed, the system assigns a unique tracking number as the
Patient Name. The tracking number is the word "NEW" followed by a date and time stamp of the second
the Emergency Exam button was pressed. For example: NEW070422140345. In this example, the number
sequence means that the exam was initiated in year 07, month 04, day 22, hour 14, minute 03, and
second 45.
The tracking number is used as the Patient Name on image annotation and as the Patient ID.
NOTE: When the patient information becomes available, images can be copied into the appropriate
Worklist selection. The selection can be populated to the Worklist either by HIS/RIS or manual entry.
Refer to Chapter 9: Image Management-Open Exams and Images
Once initiated, an emergency exam is conducted the same way as any other exam.
Follow this process to conduct an emergency exam.
1. Press [EMERGENCY EXAM] from the bottom left of the Worklist.
The Select Protocols screen appears. Refer to
information.
2. Select the protocols for the exam.
3. Press [ACCEPT].
The Acquisition screen appears.
4. Select the protocol to perform from the Protocol List.
5. Acquire images. Refer to
more information.

End Exam

There are several ways to end an exam: Suspend, Close, and Discontinue. Each method is used for a
specific purpose to cover a variety of different situations.
Definium 5000 X-Ray System
Operator Manual
Conduct a Digital Exam
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Chapter 6: Image Acquisition
(p. 9-8) for more information.
Select or Change Protocols
(p. 6-12) or Conduct a Cassette Exam
Rev. 4 (13 February 2008)
(p. 6-10) for more
(p. 6-14) for
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