predestination - previous determination as if by destiny or fate. doom, doomsday, end of the world, day of reckoning - an unpleasant or disastrous destiny; everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it; that's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world.
That is 2 1/2 hours! Average is 3 hours now from start to finish. THEN we have to wait for the scan to be sent to the radiologist, and when he/she calls back, we can dispo the patient. I can't believe that every CT done in this country for a possible appy or whatever takes over 3 hours.
Quick Assessment Tool. Average time from presentation in the trauma bay to CT scan was 56 minutes, and the CT scan took an average of 30 minutes. There were no incidents or adverse events during CT scans in the study group, and no patient had to have the procedure aborted for bleeding or instability.