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Table 2 Characteristics of participants

From: Understanding practice: the factors that influence management of mild traumatic brain injury in the emergency department-a qualitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework

Hospital

ASGC-RA*

Size#

Director

Senior doctor

Doctor

Senior nurse

Nurse

Total

1

Major Cities

Large

1

1

   

2

2

Major Cities

Large

 

1

   

1

3

Major Cities

Large

 

2

   

2

4

Major Cities

Large

1

3

 

1

 

5

5

Major Cities

Medium

1

    

1

6

Major Cities

Medium

1

3

  

1

5

7

Major Cities

Medium

1

2

  

1

4

8

Major Cities

Medium

1

 

1

 

1

3

9

Inner Regional

Large

1

 

4

1

 

6

10

Inner Regional

Medium

    

1

1

11

Inner Regional

Medium

1

2

 

2

1

6

12

Inner Regional

Small

1

 

1

1

1

4

13

Outer Regional

Small

   

1

1

2

  

Total

9

14

6

6

7

42

  1. *Australian Standard Geographical Classification–Remoteness Areas (RA1–major cities; RA2–Inner Regional; RA3–outer regional).
  2. #Size according to annual ED patient presentations (<20,000 small; 21,000 to 49,000 medium; 50,000+ large).