Primary outcome measure: | |
• Physical function of injured upper limb at 4 weeks (28 ± 3 days), as determined by the PROMIS tool. | |
Secondary outcome measures: | |
• Direct and indirect health care costs (healthcare provider visits, days off work/school) | |
• Health related quality of life (QOL), as determined by the CHU9D | |
• Satisfaction score (patient and parent) | |
• Patient pain score measured using the FPSR | |
• Rates of complications (alternate fracture diagnosed, poor fracture healing) | |
• Rates of x-ray and other imaging (particularly the ‘no’ and ‘buckle’ fracture groups) | |
• ED length of stay (triage to ED discharge) | |
• Treatment time (clinician review to ED discharge) | |
• Diagnostic accuracy of POCUS, including secondary signs, and x-ray |