Major adult trauma radiology guidance
Date: 2024
This guidance is intended to outline good practice for the provision of trauma radiology to severely injured patients covering:
- How diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology (IR) services should be delivered
- What quality indicators can be used for the provision of diagnostic imaging and IR in trauma
Provision of protocols for imaging and reporting - Equipment requirements
This guidance replaces: Standards of practice and guidance for trauma radiology in severely injured patients Second edition
Separate paediatric-specific guidance is available:
Paediatric trauma protocols
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