X-rays Trauma Request's by the Triage And Intake Nurse Intake and Referral Nurse: — DARIO  

Limb Injury Clinical Trial

Official title: X-rays Trauma Request's by the Triage And Intake Nurse Intake and Referral Nurse: X-TRAIN Study

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The number of consultations in emergency departments is increasing day by day, and the time to treat patients is getting longer. Different French studies have shown a significant reduction in the time spent in the emergency department after the implementation of the national protocol for the delegation of early radiography prescriptions. The investigators hypothesised that an early request for a standard X-ray by the intake and referral nurse in the case of isolated trauma to the extremities of a limb (from the knee to the toes and from the shoulder to the fingers) enables a reduction in medical management time and, consequently, in the time spent in the emergency department for the patient.

Clinical Trial Description

This study is divided into two steps to three month.

• The first step of the study corresponds to the current standard of care (SoC) in the emergency department of Orléans. In this first step, the intake and Referral Nurse (IRN) will carry out the usual triage and refer the participant to the appropriate emergency department before being appointed by the physician. The radiography will be requested after the medical consultation.

• In the second step, the intake and referral nurse will carry out the usual triage and then request one, or more, radiography(ies) depending on the standard protocol. This ensures that the physician has access to the imaging before the consultation with the patient. If necessary, the X-ray technician is authorized to refuse the exams or complete the request, the choice of the incidence is up to him/her according to the intake and referral nurse. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Limb Injury

• NCT number: NCT05669157
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Centre Hospitalier Régional d'Orléans
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 16, 2023
• Completion date: June 25, 2023