Radiation and Orthopedic Safety in the Cath Lab—We Can Do Both-Scope of the Problem and What SCAI’s Doing About It, Dr. James B. Hermiller

Scope of the Problem and What SCAI’s Doing About It, Dr. James B. Hermiller

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The speaker discusses the significant health risks faced by interventional cardiologists, citing issues like orthopedic problems, cataracts, and brain tumors, due to radiation exposure. They emphasize the inadequacy of current protection methods such as ALARA and advocate for enhanced radiation protection. Sky's mission includes advocating for better personal protective equipment in cath labs to prevent injuries. Barriers include resistance from cath lab teams and administrative buy-in. The speaker urges the adoption of advanced protective technologies, highlighting tools available to aid advocacy efforts and the importance of long-term investment in employee health and safety.

Keywords

radiation exposure

interventional cardiologists

protective equipment

health risks

cath labs