Clinical Decision Rules (OHRI)

Clinical Decision Rules

-Ottawa Ankle Rules

-Ottawa Knee Rule

-Canadian C-Spine Rule

-Canadian CT Head Rule

Until now, physicians have lacked widely accepted guidelines or decision rules that would allow them to decrease the use of unnecessary radiography without compromising patient care and thereby reducing costs to the health care system.
Information about the following clinical decision rules and their availability is provided below:

http://www.ohri.ca/emerg/cdr/index.html