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Project No. 100 (1996)Utilization <strong>of</strong> X-ray Examination at Tawam Hospital (5th October-23rdOctober)Student Authors: Samia KhouriFaculty Supervisors: Pr<strong>of</strong>. O. Lloyd, Dr. A. BenerAbstract:Objective To determine the common types <strong>of</strong> X- ray usage to investigate themechanism <strong>of</strong> X-ray department usage <strong>and</strong> X-rays requests by departments <strong>and</strong> toidentify the reasons for X- ray.Design This is a retrospective study.Setting Medical records at Tawam Hospital in Al Ain Medical district.Subjects A r<strong>and</strong>om sample <strong>of</strong> all patients treated at Tawam Hospital during the period1986- 1996.Results The X-ray department was highly utilized by General Practitioners (GP) 39.5%followed by Emergency Room (ER) 17.5%.Recommendations Reasons for requesting or not requesting X-ray examinationsshould be noted in the patients’ charts as a measure to protect doctors. Furtherstudies are recommended to be carried out.

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