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CT scan involving a child (a few questions)

Hello all,

I am NOT seeking medical advice but rather want to understand how the general process works for a child getting a CT scan in terms of steps from start to finish (I am aware some hospital procedures and systems are different).

Quick background -

My 2 year old had to get a chest CT scan, but I forgot to put her hospital wrist band on and did not realize it until the doctor's/anesthesiologist had already taken her into the CT scan room.

Half way through the nurse came out to get a wrist band from the receptionist (as they realized my child did not have one on) and mentioned they had already started the CT scan (under general anesthesia)

Considering there are 2 different parties involved in the process:

  1. anethesiologist/doctor + nurse and
  2. radiologists inside the control room

Did the absence of my child's wristband (MY FAULT) unintentionally put my child at harm? i.e. could they have had wrong patient information, or given my child additional scans that were not needed, or delayed the process exposing her to more radiation etc?

I asked them after it was all done if i caused any issues by forgetting to put the wristband on and they said no because they could override the system. They mentioned that the wristband is for name and medicine to give the patient (but how did they know what to give if they did not have it?).

For what it's worth in terms of information - just minutes before the CT scan we met with the nurses and doctors and they called my child by name (which indicates to me they had her information somewhere).

Last question - CT scans are often compared to background radiation during a airplane ride, or our environment but is it the same ionizing radiation as in a CT scan?

Thank you all.

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