MAKING A SIMPLE TAM-EM BOARD TO ASSIST RADIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION IN BABIES USING ACRYLIC

Abstract

Repetition on radiographic films due to object movement that often occurs in uncooperative patients, especially occurs in infants or toddlers, examinations that are often performed on infants or toddlers are examinations of the thorax and abdomen. At the time the examination was carried out, then the patient was uncooperative, it would produce an unclear picture caused by the patient's movement, so that the picture was not suitable for reading and resulted in the repetition of the resulting radiographic film. At the time of examination, the baby is often held or assisted by the patient's family or the mother of the baby, so that the family or mother of the baby is exposed to scattered radiation, so that the principle of radiation protection does not work properly, so a tool is needed, namely the manufacture of a Tam-Em device. A simple board to help radiological examinations in infants using Acrylic. To find out the effectiveness of making Tam Em Board Aids on baby examination using acrylic. This type of research is qualitative with experimental methods. Testing the Tam Em-Board tool at Pariaman Hospital by involving a radiographer as an assessor in testing a device with infant patients by assessing several components including the reliability of the tool when used, the safety of a tool during the inspection process, the quality of the radiograph produced when using the tool, the aesthetics of a device. tools and whether there are repeated examinations when using the Tam Em-Board tool, after testing with several assessment components and an assessment questionnaire of a tool assessed by the accompanying radiographer, it can be concluded that the tool works well and there are no repetitions during the examination.