Applies to inpatients located on Inpatient Wards. For patients on inpatient bedcard but located in ED, see "ED Patients" section below

Routine Requests

• Enter EMR request

• Call duty radiology registrar / radiologist:

  • Footscray: 57223

  • Sunshine: 50024

  • Williamstown: 30114 (in-hours only)

Advice, urgent or complex requests

• Enter request on EMR if an urgent scan is needed, then call duty radiologist 

  • Footscray ext57223

  • Sunshine ext50024

Urgent request indications include:

• Stroke code

• Unstable / critically unwell patient needing urgent scan within 1 hour

• Active GI bleed

Routine Requests

• Enter request on EMR

• Request checked, authorised and booked from request list, no need for phone call

• To check booking timeslot or cancel a study, call CT department directly:

  • Footscray: 56184 / 56174

  • Sunshine: 50116

Advice, urgent or complex requests

• Enter request on EMR if an urgent scan is needed, then call duty radiologist 

  • Footscray ext57223

  • Sunshine ext50024

Urgent request indications include:

• Stroke code

• Unstable / critically unwell patient needing urgent scan within 1 hour

• Active GI bleed

Check timing

Call CT radiographers directly:

• Footscray 56184/56174

• Sunshine 51668/51903

• Williamstown 30309

Cancel study

If you are sure a patient has NOT had the scan, cancel on EMR

If you are unsure of patient location, call CT radiographers directly to cancel 

To streamline protocolling, scanning and image reviewing/reporting, please avoid putting through separate order requests if combined examination codes exist.

• For trauma pan scans, please use the order request:  "Brain/Neck/Chest/Abdo/Pelvis C+". 

• For stroke scans, please use the order request: "Brain C- Perfusion C + Carotid Angio".

• For evaluation of the brain and carotids only (no Perfusion required), please use the order request: "Brain/Carotid/COW Angio" 

• For evaluation of the brain and facial bones/sinuses together,  please use the order request:  "Sinuses/Face (+Brain) C-". 

• For evaluation of the brain and c-spine, please use the order request: "Brain/CV Spine C-".

• For evaluation of the brain, face and c-spine,  please use the order request: "Brain/Face/CV Spine C-". 

Neurology guided process

Review on table

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Time of onset

Needs stroke referral / involvement

Don't delay in getting patient down

Please Note: 

Larger gauge cannulas correlate with faster injection rates, thus the need for a larger vein further up the arm. 

Power injectable CVC lines, PowerPORT and PowerPICC can be used for contrast injections instead of a cannula if accessible and patent. 

Cannulas should be freely accessible. We are unable to piggyback IV lines as they are prone to splitting since they are not rated for high-pressure injections. 

For patients with multiple scans in one visit, the default cannula size will be for the study requiring the fastest injection rate. 

(i.e. CAP and brain with contrast for a > 80 kg patient: default cannula size is 20G).