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Table 3 Procedures performed by all consultants in consultant body

From: Position within the hospital and role in the emergency department of emergency physicians in the Netherlands: a national survey

Procedure

Performed, N (%)

Not performed by all EPs or data missing, N (%)

PSA in adults

40 (78.4)

11 (21.6)

PSA in children >ā€‰12

28 (54.9)

23 (45.1)

PSA in children 8ā€“12

24 (47.1)

27 (52.9)

PSA in children 4ā€“12

21 (41.2)

30 (58.8)

PSA in all children

5 (9.8)

46 (90.2)

Emergency intubation

13 (25.5)

38 (74.5)

Electrocardioversion

18 (35.3)

33 (64.7)

Lumbar puncture

3 (5.9)

48 (94.1)

Chest drains

39 (76.5)

12 (23.5)

Fascia iliac compartment block

11 (21.6)

40 (78.4)

EFAST

26 (51.0)

25 (49.0)

Cardiac US

13 (25.5)

38 (74.5)

Aortic US

20 (39.2)

31 (60.8)

IVC US

14 (27.5)

37 (72.5)

Lung US

14 (27.5)

37 (72.5)

Complete emergency USa

11 (21.6)

40 (78.4)

  1. PSA procedural sedation and analgesia, EFAST extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma, US ultrasound, IVC inferior vena cava
  2. aComplete emergency US is a package which contains the five domains mentioned above. The DSEP is training all EPs in this package