Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of Delphi survey participants

Characteristic	No. (%) of participants n = 24
Gender
Male	15 (62)
Female	9 (38)
Health care provider role
Trauma surgeon	5 (21)
Emergency physician	5 (21)
Emergency nurse	5 (21)
Trauma administrator	4 (17)
Paramedic	3 (12)
Medical director/emergency physician	2 (8)
Main practice setting
Academic teaching hospital	17 (71)
Community teaching hospital	3 (12)
Community nonteaching hospital	1 (4)
Prehospital	3 (12)
Province
Quebec	9 (38)
Ontario	9 (38)
British Columbia	3 (12)
Alberta	1 (4)
Manitoba	1 (4)
Nova Scotia	1 (4)
Years of practice
< 5	5 (21)
5–10	8 (33)
11–20	7 (29)
> 20	4 (17)