Table 3.

Characteristics of and Responses to 6 Clinical Scenarios Presented in Survey of Health Care Professionals at Children’s and Women’s Hospital of British Columbia

Scenario					No. (%) Who Would Redose Medication			No. (%) of Respondents for Whom Factor Would Affect Clinical Decision
No.	Age (yrs)	Oral Medication and Regimen	Time to Emesis (min)	Visibility of Medication in Vomitus	Yes	No	Don’t Know	Time after Dose	Patient’s Age	Medication Type
1 (n = 63)	10	Prednisone once daily	30	None	16 (25)	40 (63)	7 (11)	58 (92)	5 (8)	37 (59)
2 (n = 63)	10	Prednisone once daily	> 60	None	0 (0)	61 (97)	2 (3)	61 (97)	2 (3)	18 (29)
3 (n = 59)	10	Prednisone once daily	30	Partial	38 (64)	11 (19)	10 (17)	47 (80)	3 (5)	35 (59)
4 (n = 58)	2	Prednisone once daily	30	None	14 (24)	35 (60)	9 (16)	53 (91)	16 (28)	35 (60)
5 (n = 57)	10	Acetaminophen q6h PRN	30	None	8 (14)	42 (74)	7 (12)	45 (79)	11 (19)	34 (60)
6 (n = 57)	10	Long-acting morphine bid	30	None	4 (7)	42 (74)	11 (19)	42 (74)	4 (7)	47 (82)