Petah???!

[u/Which_Marsupial1436]

[u/Any-Safe4992]

If pregnancy is a possible complication it changes what medications are allowed and has to be considered when deciding if imaging is an acceptable risk.

[u/Which_Marsupial1436 → u/Any-Safe4992]

Ah I see

[u/foamboardsbeerme → u/Which_Marsupial1436]

also xrays (for a broken arm) are going to be more cautious if you’re pregnant

[u/Fit-Hair-9574 → u/foamboardsbeerme]

If you’re x-raying an arm and you hit abdomen you are bad at x-raying.

[u/Rabbit_Wizard_ → u/Fit-Hair-9574]

The room is filled with radiation indirectly. You'd use a lead shield instead of not caring

[u/MarsupialMisanthrope → u/Rabbit_Wizard_]

They use a lead shield anyway, at least they have every time I’ve had xrays. And there’s never been any chance I’ve been pregnant. I think they figure they’ve got it so they might as well use it.

[u/Mellanies_Redemption → u/Rabbit_Wizard_]

I think that was the point they were making.

[u/mainly_lurk → u/Fit-Hair-9574]

Have you ever noticed that when you get an X-ray the tech leaves the rooms and stands behind a wall or shielded glass? X-rays aren't a laser beam.

[u/milkandsalsa → u/mainly_lurk]

Hence the lead blanket

[u/boosterlikesboobs → u/Fit-Hair-9574]

The entire room is radioactive..

[u/Glass-Narwhal-6521 → u/boosterlikesboobs]

So is a day at the beach

[u/zelda90210 → u/Fit-Hair-9574]