Table 1.

Study population and predeployment data

Demographic	Number of respondents	Percentage of study population (%)
Gender
Male	112	86
Female	8	6
Unidentified	11	8
Practice type
Private practice	67	51
University faculty	40	31
Resident in training	8	6
Retired	6	5
International	5	4
Multispecialty group	3	2
US military	2	2
Decision date
1st day	12	9
< 1 week	104	79
> 1 week	13	10
Supplies
Nothing	13	10
Surgical equipment	108	82
Medication	76	58
Implants	72	55
Other	40	31
Accompanying personnel
Additional orthopaedic surgeons	83	63
Other surgeon	70	53
Anesthesiologist	76	58
Nurse	89	68
Operating room technician	43	33
Ancillary staff	60	46
Other physician	52	40
Affiliated with a preexisting organization	107	82
Credentials
NDMS/IMSuRT	6	5
Military	5	4
Other	10	8
Prior disaster management training	32	24
Prior disaster experience	49	37

NDMS = National Disaster Medical System; IMSuRT = International Medical Surgical Response Team.