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Table 2 Survey on adult and paediatric PSA training within the Dutch EM training program

From: Procedural sedation and analgesia practices by emergency physicians in the Netherlands: a nationwide survey

 

Adults

Children

n

(%)

n

(%)

Were you trained in PSA during your EM training program? YES:

112/181

(61.9)

40/181

(22.1)*

Was the PSA training during your EM training program sufficient? YES:

46/112

(41.1)

12/40

(30.0)

What was the reason for this insufficient training?a

 -Lack of exposure due to a short (3 years) EM training program

28/66

(42.4)

20/28

(71.4)

 -Lack of exposure due to competition with other specialties

4/66

(6.1)

1/28

(3.6)

 -Insufficient training because mentors did not perform PSA

20/66

(30.3)

8/28

(28.6)

 -Insufficient airway management skills training

4/66

(6.1)

2/28

(7.1)

  1. aMultiple answers possible
  2. EM emergency medicine, PSA procedural sedation and analgesia
  3. * p < 0.05