Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of all participants (n=67)
| Variable | Participants |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 51 (76.1) |
| Female | 16 (23.9) |
| Age, median | 43 |
| Availability of PoCUS | |
| Available | 27 (40.3) |
| Not available | 40 (59.7) |
| Level of PoCUS training | |
| None | 34 (50.7) |
| Introduction | 26 (38.8) |
| Credentialed | 5 (7.5) |
| Advanced | 2 (3) |
| Location of practice | |
| Inner city/urban/suburban | 39 (58.2) |
| Small town | 17 (25.4) |
| Rural | 10 (14.9) |
| Geographically isolated/remote | 1 (1.5) |
| ETUDE category | |
| Nonadopters | 32 (47.8) |
| Majority | 19 (28.3) |
| Early adopters | 11 (16.4) |
| Innovators | 5 (7.5) |
PoCUS: Point-of-care ultrasound, ETUDE: Evaluation Tool for Ultrasound skills Development and Education