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. 2015 Apr 15;10(4):e0123746. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0123746

Table 5. This is the Table 5. Comparison of 24/7 local access to equipment in rural EDs.

Quebec (n = 26) Ontario (n = 62) p-Value *
Ultrasound 30% (n = 7/23) ** 46% (n = 28/61) *** 0.2249
Bedside ultrasound 81% (n = 21/26) 63% (n = 39/62) 0.1340
CT scanner 77% (n = 20/26) 15% (n = 9/62) <.0001
Laboratory 100% (n = 26/26) 94% (n = 58/62) 0.3148
Magnetic resonance imaging 0% (n = 0/26) 0% (n = 0/61)
Basic X-rays 92% (n = 24/26) 92% (n = 57/62) 1.000

** The proportions were calculated for 23 EDs because of 3 missing value.

*** The proportions were calculated for 61 EDs because of 1 missing value.

* p-Value from Fisher exact test.