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. 2019 Mar 8;9(3):e024548. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024548

Table 3.

Individual who was reported to usually lead the RRT and cardiac arrest team by specialty and training level

Team leader by specialty
Rapid response Cardiac arrest
n Percentage n Percentage
Internal medicine
 NP/PA 11 10 5 6
 Resident 35 33 33 38
 Attending 22 21 18 21
Critical care
 Fellow 5 5 6 7
 Attending 10 10 17 20
 Nurse 13 12 2 2
Anaesthesia
 Resident 0 0 0 0
 Attending 0 0 0 0
Other
 Family medicine resident 3 3 1 1
 ED physician 1 1 1 1
 Variable providers 5 5 4 5

ED, emergency department; NP, nurse practitioner; PA, physician assistant; RRT, rapid response team.