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. 2018 Jan 12;10(1):e2056. doi: 10.7759/cureus.2056

Table 1. Survey questions sent to emergency medicine residents.

Survey Questions

  1. What Region is Your Residency Located in?

  1. Year You Are In Residency?

  1. What setting is your hospital?

  1. “Commuter time” is defined as travel to work one way and time must be estimated as daily average time taking into account occasional prolonged time due to bad weather, rush hours, construction delays, etc. What is your commuter time from leaving home to arrival at the hospital?

  1. Number of times per week that commuting trip is taken on average (round trip would be two times).

  1. Does your commuting time change based on rotation locations?

  1. Main method of commuting?

  1. Have you ever fallen asleep while driving your car home?

  1. Have you ever used your GME (Graduate Medical Education) assistance for ride home (taxi, scooter guy)?

  1. What are your shift times?

  1. To what degree do you perceive your commute to have an adverse effect on your wellness/level of fatigue?

  1. Have you ever been in a car collision driving to or from work?