Table 2.

Section 2: on call patient care. Values are numbers (percentages) of panel accepting statement

No	Task	Panel response
2.1	As preregistration house officer could be faced with any one of wide range of conditions when on call, for any case tasks of house officer are to:
	a. Differentiate between simple and complex causes of symptoms	61 (91)†
	b. Initiate general supportive measures	67 (100)†
	c. In complex cases seek help from senior persons	66 (99)†
	d. In simple cases begin treatment	66 (99)†
	e. Monitor patient’s condition	67 (100)†
2.2	To perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation using:
	a. External cardiac massage	64 (100)*
	b. Airway management (not including intubation)	67 (100)†
2.3	To perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation as part of cardiac arrest team using:
	a. Defibrillator	62 (93)†
	b. Common drug treatments	60 (90)†
2.4	Verify death	65 (97)†

^*Tasks accepted in round 1 (64 responders). 

^†Tasks accepted in round 2 (67 responders).