Radiografias de tórax nas inspeções de saúde realizadas na unidade médica da esquadra

Abstract

Chest x-rays are performed for the most varied purposes of health inspections in Brazilian Navy as recommended in the regulatory document, DGPM 406 - Ver. 8, which normatizes its rules. Its implementation, when not based on clear clinical criteria or specific risk factors generates an excessive expenditure of the resources of the Health Marine for its achievement, causes delay in the completion of such inspections and exposes excessive and unnecessary military to an agent recognized as harmful to the health. A retrospective analysis of the examinations carried out in this Military Organization showed that almost all of them were considered within the normal standards, i.e., not presented any type of change that justified its realization and, for this reason, should no longer be mandatory for health inspections or have their periodicity revised. It can be added that increased exposure to a radionizing agent and high material and personnel costs do not justify the low detection of lung diseases worthy of a more detailed investigation.