Table 1. Time taken to compete phases associated with rapid sequence intubation*.

Phase	Fastest time	Slowest time	Median	Mean	IQR
Preparation	2m 48 s	9 m 46 s	5 m 55 s	5 m 55 s	3 m 58 s
Pre-oxygenation	7 m 03 s	11 m 02 s	9 m 42 s	10 m 47 s	2 m 51 s
Pre-treatment	4 m 10 s	10 m 38 s	8 m 41 s	9 m 25 s	4 m 09 s
Paralysis and induction	2 m 03 s	7 m 32 s	5 m 49 s	6 m 36 s	3 m 15 s
Positioning	0 m 04 s	0 m 57 s	0 m 40 s	0 m 37 s	0 m 28 s
Placement and proof of placement	0 m 11 s	0 m 53 s	0 m 30 s	0 m 29 s	0 m 17 s
Post intubation sedation management	1 m 48 s	3 m 00 s	2 m 16 s	2 m 23 s	0 m 52 s
Overall time to complete the procedure	10 m 00 s	15 m 17 s	14 m 02 s	15 m 05 s	2 m 00 s

IQR = interquartile range.

* Phases may overlap, so total time may not be the sum of phase times