Table 1 Demographic characteristics of survey participants (N = 50)
| Â | 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) |