Table 1:

Demographic characteristics of the Delphi expert committee in the RAND/UCLA modified Delphi consensus process

CharacteristicNo. (%) of experts
n = 20
Gender
 Male14 (70)
 Female6 (30)
Province of primary practice
 Ontario18 (90)
 Quebec2 (10)
Primary medical practice
 Emergency medicine16 (80)
 Family medicine3 (15)
 Both1 (5)
Length of practice, yr
 0–42 (10)
 5–95 (25)
 10–142 (10)
 15–192 (10)
 20–242 (10)
 25–292 (10)
 ≥ 305 (25)
Medical director, Ontario paramedic services5 (25)