Table 1

Motivations for choosing an additional discriminator in the eMTS linked tothe ED (N=347) in the intervention group

Motivation	N	%
Presence of a predefined eMTS discriminator	243	63
Need for imaging according to the nurse	173	45
Need for a technical procedure according to the nurse	60	16
Physical observation by the nurse (eg, right abdominal pain)	4	1
Age (<6 months or in some flow charts >75 years)	5	1
History	1
Medical reason not predefined in the eMTS	127	33
Need for imaging according to the nurse	29	8
Recent medical care for the same problem	27	7
Physical observation by the nurse (eg, ‘patient looks bad’)	25	6
Patient’s history or current anamnesis contain worrisome elements	21	5
Need for a technical procedure according to the nurse	9	2
Other medical reasons	7	2
Mental illness such as anxiety disorder	5	1
Need for laboratory testing according to the nurse	4	1
Organisational	10	3
Other motivations	6	2