Re: FW: [OB/GYN (OB)] RE: Fetal Fotos
From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Tue Jun 25 21:43:42 2002
Terry -
one suggestion would be to let the manufacturers know exactly how you
feel and that there attitudes will be a consideration in any future
purchase decision.
art
At Tue, 25 Jun 2002, DuBose, Terry wrote:
>
>This one just came across the SDMS Web Forums.
>
>Peace, Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS
>Assistant Professor & Director, Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program
>CHRP, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
>Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
>501-686-6510
>http://www.io.com/~dubose/
>http://www.uams.edu/CHRP/dmshome.htm
>http://www.obgyn.net/us/panel/panel.htm
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: webmaster@sdms.org [mailto:webmaster@sdms.org]
>Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 4:43 PM
>To: forums@sdms.org
>Subject: [OB/GYN (OB)] RE: Fetal Fotos
>
>There has been a new posting in the SDMS Discussion Forums
>Written by: Pamela J. Mason
>link.asp?TOPIC_IDH5
>
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>MESSAGE:
>
>quote:
>I just received this email from a director of radiology at a nearby
>hospital.
>
>"One of my pregnant xray techs was at Babys R Us this weekend and said there
>was a company there doing ultasound exams in the middle of the store. She
>said the women were just laying there with their shirts pulled up for
>everyone to see. She brought me the promotional card from the company
>providing this service.
>
>It is call Fetal Fotos and says: Capture the innocence of life as it
>happens. Want to know the sex of your baby? etc. etc.
>
>The cost for the video and high quality glossy photos was $75.
>
>The tech said there was a legal pad filled with names of women having this
>one. I find this amazing. How can they do this without an order from a
>physician? At the bottom, in small print, it does state that this is not to
>be used for diagnostic purposes and the service is not intended to replace
>services provided by their OB physician."
>
>Ultrasound is a physician-ordered exam. I do not understand how these
>unethical (and probably illegal) activities continue to occur.
>
>What can we do to help the public understand that ultrasound is a complex
>procedure, only to performed by a skilled sonographer and with a physician's
>order?
>
>Charlotte
>Orlando, FL
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art fougner, md
ich bin ein New Yorker
