Characteristics of the participants and their institutions
| Classification | Category | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex, male | 19 (90) | |
| Age, years | 30–39 | 15 (71.4) |
| 40–49 | 6 (28.6) | |
| Specialty | Emergency medicine | 21 (100) |
| Position | Managing physician | 7 (33.3) |
| Acting physician | 14 (66.7) | |
| Clinical experience, years | 5–9 | 10 (47.6) |
| 10–14 | 8 (38.1) | |
| >15 | 3 (14.3) | |
| Type of hospital | Academic/tertiary | 9 (42.9) |
| Academic/secondary | 11 (52.4) | |
| Community/secondary | 1 (0.5) | |
| Number of hospital beds | 400–599 | 4 (19.0) |
| 600–799 | 7 (33.3) | |
| 800–1000 | 10 (47.6) | |
| Number of patients per an ED nurse | 5 | 4 (19.0) |
| 6 | 3 (14.3) | |
| 7 | 10 (47.6) | |
| 8 | 4 (19.0) | |
| Full-time intensivist, yes | 3 (14.3) | |
| Number of patients per ICU nurse | 1 | 2 (9.5) |
| 2 | 2 (9.5) | |
| 3 | 10 (47.6) | |
| 4 | 7 (33.3) |
ED, emergency department; ICU, intensive care unit.