Table 1

People selected to receive questionnaires

1All nurses and non-consultant doctors at 4 of the 6 hospitals with A&E Departments in Dublin city.
2All members of BAEM.
3BAEM members working in A&E Departments in the UK.
4All SHOs attending an induction course at start of job. Plus some consultants and registrars.
5a) A&E consultants appointed in previous 2 years.
b) A&E registrars - new HST entrants
c) All registrars and senior registrars
6A&E consultants in the then South West and Wessex regions.
7A&E Departments in England and Wales commonly requesting advice on poisoning from the Welsh National Poisons Unit.
8All SHOs at the end of their 6 month attachment in A&E Departments.
9All A&E consultants and specialist trainees in the West Midlands.