Table 1 Demographics of survey respondents, n = 228
Variable | n(%) |
|---|---|
Gender | Â |
Male | 118 (52) |
Type of health-care professional | Â |
Attending physician | 64 (28) |
General EPsa | 111 (49) |
First year resident | 17 (8) |
Second year resident | 10 (4) |
Third year resident | 26 (11) |
Practice setting | Â |
University-based medical center | 117 (51) |
Non-academic hospital | 111 (49) |
Practice experience in emergency medicine (years) | Â |
1 to 3 | 72 (31) |
4 to 6 | 89 (39) |
7 to 9 | 54 (24) |
≥10 | 13 (6) |
Work in a hospital with annual ED volume | Â |
<5,000 | 8 (3) |
5,000 to 20,000 | 26 (11) |
20,000 to 50,000 | 53 (23) |
50,000 to 100,000 | 72 (32) |
>100,000 | 24 (11) |
Unsure | 45 (20) |