Table 6 “Other” procedures encountered during the emergency medicine clerkship
Procedure | N (%) |
|---|---|
IV line placement | 1536 (54.0) |
ECG recording/reading | 661 (23.3) |
Blood drawing and ABG | 194 (6.8) |
Splints sprains/fractures | 137 (4.8) |
Urinary catheter placement | 82 (2.9) |
Reductions of dislocations | 58 (2.0) |
Incision/drainage of abscess | 46 (1.6) |
Sedation/analgesia | 41 (1.4) |
Naso/orogastric placement | 24 (0.8) |
Lumbar puncture | 20 (0.7) |
Other procedures | 15 (0.5) |
Other, ultrasound | 14 (0.5 |
Fast strep test | 10 (0.4) |
Foreign body removal | 5 (0.5) |
Total | 2843 (100) |