3. Don't worry boy, it will be quick and everything will be just fine.
1. Good morning Alan. I am Thaakirah, a student radiographer. Today we will be taking an x-ray image of your abdominal area just to check where the object that you swallowed is (Gatto et al., 2021).
2. Okay...
3. Thank you so so much! If you have any questions at all you can ask me at anytime.
1.First things first, I'm going to need you to tell me your full name and surname as well as the date you were born.
2. My name is Alan Jacobs, and I was born on the 4th of September in uhm... 2018
1. I am now gonna need you to lay down on your back on the bed over here please. Don't worry you don't need to be nervous, we are just here to take care of you. (Patient has a plain top and pants with no artifacts)
3. Aw, don't be. You won't feel a single thing.
2. I'm just a little bit scared.
1. That's perfect but I'm just going to have to move you slightly. Is that okay with you?
2. Yes it's fine.
* follows the instructions perfectly *
1. Excellent. You're doing great so far! We are almost done . I will just need you to lay still for me now while I go stand behind the wall to take your image. When I am behind the wall I am going to ask you breathe in and then out. While you are breathing out you need to hold it. Lets practice it here first before I go there.
2. Okay... breathe in, breathe out. Hold it. Now breathe normally. Perfect !!!Stay in this position while I take the image and give you breathing instructions again.
Boy lays still and follows instructions . Image turns out perfectly and he is sent off to the doctor with his mother who waited for him in the room