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The objective of this project is to determine the efficacy of a tablet-based educational intervention at improving orthopaedic health literacy amongst families of pediatric patients treated for fractures in an outpatient setting.

This project aims to reduce knowledge disparity amongst caregivers of patients presenting for pediatric fracture care. At our institution, many patients presenting with fractures do not have easy access to either technology or the internet, preventing caregivers from benefiting from educational tools such as POSNA's OrthoKids®. We are planning to increase access and improve health literacy through a simple intervention of providing tablet-based access to POSNA's Orthokids while families are waiting for their physician. Families will be randomized to either standard waiting room experience vs. tablet-based educational intervention to limit selection bias. A brief pre-visit questionnaire will be completed by all caregivers to assess fracture and cast care knowledge as well as the highest educational degree obtained by the caregiver.

Inclusion Criteria (RCT and observational arms):

• Children with forearm fractures who presented to the CHNOLA ED. "Children" are defined as persons under the age of 18 years for this study. "Forearm fracture" is defined as a radial and or ulnar shaft fracture for this study.
• Documented radiographs must show an injury in which the fracture line is wholly located within the diaphysis of the radius or ulna.

Exclusion Criteria (RCT and observational arms):

• Fractures that require internal or external fixation
• Fractures associated with multi-system trauma
• Caregivers that do not speak English or Spanish as their first language