Table 6
Summary of Norfolk and Norwich Hospital triage nurse requesting protocol
| ENP = emergency nurse practitioner; NOF = neck of femur. |
| • Triage nurses with minimum three years A&E experience (any grade) |
| • One day training, including radiation protection |
| • Any limb injury except elbows, knees, or femurs |
| • No foreign bodies |
| • No open or neurovascular injuries |
| • No children under 5 or pregnant women |
| • Pelvis, hip, and chest x rays may be requested as part of the # NOF fast track protocol |
| • Patient and radiographer have right of refusal |
| • Patients must be reviewed after x rays by a doctor or ENP |
