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Table 3 summary of the expert’s demographics

From: Towards enhanced telephone triage for chest pain: a Delphi study to define life-threatening conditions that must be identified

Variable

Results n (%)

Round I

Round II

Round III

Clinical Role

 Emergency Doctor

6 (40%)

5 (50%)

3 (30%)

 Emergency Nurse

2 (13.3%)

1 (10%)

2 (20%)

 Paramedic

5 (33.3%)

4 (40%)

4 (40%)

 Prehospital Academic or Researcher

1 (6.7%)

0

1 (10%)

 Emergency Doctor and Clinical Academic

1 (6.7%)

0

 

Years of Experience

  < 3 Years

0

0

0

 3–5 Years

0

0

1 (10%)

 6–10 Years

3 (20%)

3 (30%)

2 (20%)

 11–15 Years

2 (13.3%)

1 (10%)

1 (10%)

 16–20 Years

6 (40%)

3 (30%)

2 (20%)

 21–25 Years

2 (13.3%)

2 (20%)

3 (30%)

 26–30 Years

2 (13.3%)

1 (10%)

0

  > 30 Years

0

0

1 (10%)

Region of current practice

 Scotland

1 (6.7%)

1 (10%)

0

 Northern Ireland

0

0

0

 Wales

0

0

0

 North East

1 (6.7%)

0

0

 North West

1 (6.7%)

1 (10%)

2 (20%)

 Yorkshire and the Humber

0

0

0

 West Midlands

3 (20%)

3 (30%)

2 (20%)

 East Midlands

0

0

0

 South West

3 (20%)

1 (10%)

1 (10%)

 South East

1 (6.7%)

1 (10%)

2 (20%)

 East of England

0

0

0

 Greater London

5 (33.3%)

3 (30%)

3 (30%)