Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of survey participants (N = 50)

	n (%)
Age
18–29	1 (2)
30–39	34 (68)
40–49	14 (28)
50–59	1 (2)
Gender
Female	16 (32)
Male	34 (68)
Current position
Emergency medicine registrar	20 (40)
Emergency physician	30 (60)
Years practicing in current position
Less than year	7 (14)
1–3 years	23 (46)
4–6 years	12 (24)
More than 6 years	8 (16)
Type of hospital currently stationed at
Public	41 (82)
Private	4 (8)
Other (i.e. at sea on cruise ships and non-emergency medical services)	5 (10)
Province in which the hospital is located
Gauteng	10 (20)
Western Cape	32 (64)
Kwazulu-Natal	5 (10)
Limpopo	1 (2)
Northern Cape	2 (4)