The radiation footprint on the pediatric trauma patient

Table 3 Radiation exposure per trauma patient

Activation status	Number	CT/patient*	CT/patient p value	CT dose (mSv) *†	CT dose factor	CT dose p value	X-rays/patient
Trauma patients excluding non-accidental traumas (NATs)
Consults	61	0.3	N/A	0.79 ± 2.2	1	N/A	5.5
Alerts	83	1.6	< 0.001	5.34 ± 6.6	6.76	< 0.001	8.4
Stats	48	2.4	< 0.001	8.00 ± 8.4	10.13	< 0.001	13.7
NATs
Consults	9	1.2	0.002	2.83 ± 1.8	3.58	0.009	28
Alerts	2	1	N/A	3.28 ± 1.5	4.15	N/A	27.5
Stats	12	3	< 0.001	9.19 ± 5.0	11.63	< 0.001	38.7

p values were computed for each group relative to trauma consult patients. T tests were not performed comparing NAT alerts with trauma consults due to small sample size
*All values are averages
†All radiation doses include ± SD and are calculated in milliSieverts (mSv)

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