Total in each group | No (%) of x rays requested | No (%) with positive x ray finding | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Site of injury | Group A (nurse) | Group B (doctor) | Group A (nurse) | Group B (doctor) | Group A (nurse) | Group B (doctor) |
Other sites include scapula, shoulder, humerus, tibia/fibula, and os calcis. | ||||||
Forearm | 4 (1) | 14 (5) | 2 (50) | 9 (64) | 2 (100) | 5 (56) |
Wrist | 69 (23) | 49 (16) | 55 (80) | 45 (92) | 34 (62) | 32 (71) |
Hand | 39 (13) | 38 (13) | 33 (85) | 34 (89) | 16 (48) | 16 (47) |
Thumb | 14 (5) | 22 (7) | 8 (57) | 20 (91) | 1 (12) | 6 (30) |
Finger | 37 (12) | 36 (12) | 32 (86) | 24 (65) | 22 (69) | 13 (54) |
Ankle | 61 (20) | 68 (22) | 33 (54) | 42 (62) | 12 (36) | 12 (29) |
Foot | 28 (9) | 38 (12) | 18 (64) | 31 (82) | 11 (61) | 14 (45) |
Toe | 17 (6) | 9 (3) | 11 (65) | 6 (67) | 9 (82) | 3 (50) |
Scaphoid | 9 (3) | 6 (2) | 9 (100) | 6 (100) | N/A | N/A |
Other sites | 35 (12) | 35 (11) | 7 (21) | 20 (57) | 6 (86) | 12 (60) |
Total | 304 (100) | 309 (100) | 208 (68) | 237 (76) | 113 (54) | 113 (48) |