A tech who is a type 1 diabetic accidently walked into the MRI room wearing an insulin pump.. the pump flew into the gantry...luckily the patient wasnt harmed... however the tech recieved a large bolus (over 30 units) of insulin as the pump failed (because of the MRI magnet). He later was seen by a volunteer to be confused and then he was brought to the ER for treatment....treated with IV D50 x2 and released....
There are nurses in the department who are diabetic and use insulin pumps. Unlike the tech they rarely walk into the MRI room (maybe once or twice a shift to push contrast or start an IV) The management has made this tech (mentioned above) leave his insulin pump locked up in a locker and insist he do manual injections of insulin.... policy is being discussed as to what to do with the other staff members who use an insulin pump.... this is insane... does anyone see anything wrong with that?
In my oppinion anyone can make a mistake and walk into the room with say a CELL phone... I've never heard management mandating a persons treatment of their disease to fit institutional policies. Any comments? Discuss......