Characteristics of sites registered to take part in the survey study
| Site characteristics | N (%) Total=112 |
| Country | |
| England | 89 (79.5) |
| Wales | 3 (2.7) |
| Northern Ireland | 3 (2.7) |
| Scotland | 12 (10.7) |
| Ireland | 5 (4.4) |
| ED annual attendance | |
| ≤50 000 | 11 (9.8) |
| 50 001–100 000 | 46 (41.1) |
| >100 000 | 42 (37.5) |
| Missing | 13 (11.6) |
| Specialist designation | |
| Trauma unit* | 55 (49.1) |
| Major trauma centre (MTC)† | 25 (22.3) |
| Stroke centre | 42 (37.5) |
| PCI centre | 30 (26.8) |
*In the UK National Health Service, a hospital that provides care for all except the most severe major trauma patients. May provide initial stabilisation of severely injured patients prior to transfer to an MTC.
†A specialist (tertiary) centre responsible for care of the most severely injured patients.
ED, emergency department; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.