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Emerg Med J 19:68-70 doi:10.1136/emj.19.1.68
  • Prehospital care

Can nurses working in remote units accurately request and interpret radiographs?

Table 3

“Two by two” table to calculate the sensitivity and specificity of informal nurse interpretation. Sensitivity = 89/93 = 96%. Specificity = 181/207 = 87%

Gold standard positive Gold standard negative
Nurse interpretation positive 89 26
Nurse interpretation negative 4 181

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