Table 3

Numbers of x rays requested by nurse or doctor, with result, by site of injury; group A refers to patients allocated to the nurse and group B the control (doctor/ENP) group

Total in each groupNo (%) of x rays requestedNo (%) with positive x ray finding
Site of injuryGroup 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.
Forearm4 (1)14 (5)2 (50)9 (64)2 (100)5 (56)
Wrist69 (23)49 (16)55 (80)45 (92)34 (62)32 (71)
Hand39 (13)38 (13)33 (85)34 (89)16 (48)16 (47)
Thumb14 (5)22 (7)8 (57)20 (91)1 (12)6 (30)
Finger37 (12)36 (12)32 (86)24 (65)22 (69)13 (54)
Ankle61 (20)68 (22)33 (54)42 (62)12 (36)12 (29)
Foot28 (9)38 (12)18 (64)31 (82)11 (61)14 (45)
Toe17 (6)9 (3)11 (65)6 (67)9 (82)3 (50)
Scaphoid9 (3)6 (2)9 (100)6 (100)N/AN/A
Other sites35 (12)35 (11)7 (21)20 (57)6 (86)12 (60)
Total304 (100)309 (100)208 (68)237 (76)113 (54)113 (48)