• The_Decryptor@aussie.zone
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    5 hours ago

    Not really - if a woman came in with a gunshot wound, she’d be asked if she was pregnant. Why? Because she’d need a CT scan or an X-ray, which are ionizing radiation and have a risk for a foetus.

    Pretty sure immediate blood loss from a bullet wound trumps hypothetical risks of an x-ray.

    Edit: To quote the health department of the state next to me…

    Most radiation exposure during medical testing is unlikely to harm a developing baby. Testing is only done if the risk to you or your baby is greater than not doing the test. The ‘risk’ is the increased chance of your unborn baby getting a cancer during their childhood.