Demographic characteristics of the four groups
| EP n=274 | PM n=245 | MD n=48 | MS n=60 | |
| Gender (male/female, %) | 74/26 | 82/18 | 60/40 | 32/68 |
| Age (mean±SD, years) | 39.8±7.4 | 32.3±8.5 | 36.3±6.6 | 26.2±4.8 |
| Professional experience (mean±SD, years) | 11.1±7.6 | 6.5±4.8 | 9.0±6.8 | 4.5±0.7* |
| Marital status (%) | ||||
| single | 24 | 43 | 35 | 52 |
| married | 70 | 51 | 65 | 43 |
| separated/divorced | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| widowed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mental health problems present (%) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Mental health problems present in next of kin (%) | 25 | 19 | 10 | 23 |
| Experience of loss within the past 12 months (%) | 13 | 16 | 6 | 18 |
↵* mean duration of medical studies.
EP, Emergency physician; PM, Paramedic; MD, Medical doctor, not emergency physician; MS, Medical student