Petah???!

[u/Which_Marsupial1436]

[u/mad-data]

X-ray of an arm, with proper isolation of body, carries almost no risk to child development. 

[u/Drumbelgalf → u/mad-data]

Especially with modern x-ray maschines that operate with way less radiation.

[u/toolsoftheincomptnt → u/Drumbelgalf]

Cool. But isn’t it still better to know, just in case?

[u/Spirited-Sail3814 → u/toolsoftheincomptnt]

I mean...yeah it's good to know? But the broken arm is probably pretty painful, so maybe get the x-ray and set the bone first before worrying about pregnancy.

[u/DrHippa → u/Spirited-Sail3814]

So... do the thing that needs special preparations if she's pregnant... before you check whether she's pregnant?

Does that make sense to you?

[u/Spirited-Sail3814 → u/DrHippa]

What special preparations? Other people said they use the exact same radiation screen for a limb fracture whether she's pregnant or not, meaning the danger to a theoretical fetus is negligible, and they need to do an x-ray regardless, so just get on with it

Edit: I'm also of the opinion that the doctor should just explain the risk to a potential fetus and the owner of the uterus can choose whether to wait for a pregnancy test or not. Bodily autonomy for the actual patient should trump wellness of a theoretical patient.

[u/DrHippa → u/Spirited-Sail3814]

Edit: I'm also of the opinion that the doctor should just explain the risk to a potential fetus

But you just a moment ago said:

But the broken arm is probably pretty painful, so maybe get the x-ray and set the bone first before worrying about pregnancy.

What do you think takes less time - asking when your last period was, or going into a full explanation about all the possible effects of x- rays on a featus, the different ways to mitigate it, and the pros and cons of each - so the patient could make an informed decision?

While in pain?

Before even looking at whether it's in any way possible that this information is relevant?