Table 1.

Characteristics of delphi panel participants.

Age, median (interquartile range)	49.5 (42.5, 57.5)
Sex (female)	6 (19%)
Race
White	28 (88%)
Asian	1 (3%)
More than one race	1 (3%)
Prefer not to answer	2 (6%)
Ethnicity
Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish	2 (6%)
Not Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish	28 (88%)
Prefer not to answer	2 (6%)
Clinical specialty
Emergency medicine physician	19 (59%)
Trauma surgeon	7 (22%)
Anesthesiologist	1 (3%)
Emergency medical services clinician	5 (16%)
Professional experience in years
5 to <10	2 (6%)
10 to <15	8 (25%)
15 to <20	5 (16%)
20 to <25	5 (16%)
≥25	12 (37%)
Current job/appointment primarily related to EMS	23 (72%)
Provides patient care in prehospital setting	23 (72%)
EMS agency medical director affiliation	23 (72%)
Geographic practice setting
Rural	8 (25%)
Suburban	6 (19%)
Urban	17 (53%)
Does not provide patient care	1 (3%)
Active in EMS research	28 (88%)
Rural setting a focus of research	11 (34%)

Continuous data are presented as median (interquartile range). Categorical data are presented as n (%).