… X-rays by a radiographer is mandatory to every emergency … initial interpretation are under
the attending emergency physician (EP… iatrogenic and mistake of interpretation consequences. …

… However, in the spirit of using clinical information to more critically assess the radiographic
… approach to interpreting chest radiographs based on general radiographic principles, …

… radiology department and that approximately 75 per cent of these referrals are for a plain
radiographic … For the purposes of this study a plain radiographic examination was defined as an …

… radiographs that produced discordant interpretations between the emergency physician and
the radiologist's final interpretation … From 24 radiographs, eight were randomly selected as …

… for the emergency physician's interpretation. It would have been impossible to deduce the
latter, since emergency physicians often do not explicitly record their interpretation. However, …

… and emergency (A&E) consultant in interpreting plain skeletal radiographs with that of a
consultant radiologist (CR). It took the form of a retrospective study of 2133 radiographs taken in …

… Another 52 were excluded from further analysis, either because no X-rays … plain X-ray [34].
We did not assess the precise views taken for each patient, nor did we assess whether plain …

… emergency physicians’ clinical rationale. Nor was it possible to identify the indications in more
detail beyond what the clinician noted on the radiology … Lastly, despite detailed analysis of …

… doctors in A&E should receive specific training and be tested on their ability to interpret
radiographs … fractures are not shown on plain radiographs initially but may be demonstrated on …

… were chosen because they are a commonly ordered radiograph where we could easily
create a set that represented the spectrum of practice for emergency physicians. From our …