Table 1

Analysis of the presence of all items per group in the emergency rooms (ER) and paediatric departments (PD) in the 15 district general hospitals in south west of the Netherlands

Expert opinion HospitalDepartmentGeneral response (29)Respiratory response (23)Circulatory response (25)Medication (7)
Total(84) points%Total points%Total points%Total points%Total points%
379.7100116.9100114.3100115.410033.1100
The total number of points given by the intensivists was used as “expert opinion” (see appendix 1 on the journal web site http://www.emjonline.com/supplemental). These points were obtained by summing the score for the different items per group ranging from 1–5. This level was also used as a 100% level. The group of “general resources”, for example, consisted of 29 items, having an expert opinion total score of 116.9 points. Hospital numbers 4, 6, 8, and 13 only used their ERs for treatment of critically ill children. All ERs except one, were sufficiently equipped (>75% of the experts opinion) in comparison with 7 of the 11 PDs. All facilities with an item level of presence below 75% of the optimum are in bold type.
1ER319.284.180.3 68.7 114.3100.096.583.628.184.9
PD298.078.572.9 62.4 92.781.1104.390.428.184.9
2ER306.980.880.0 68.4 99.787.299.185.928.184.9
PD299.178.874.5 63.7 106.493.190.178.128.184.9
3ER319.384.182.4 70.5 101.188.5107.793.328.184.9
PD329.586.892.479.0104.791.6104.390.428.184.9
4ER284.0 74.8 71.6 61.3 90.079.599.185.923.3 70.5
PD
5ER314.682.974.0 63.3 99.887.3107.793.333.1100.0
PD290.376.582.7 70.7 82.5 72.2 97.084.128.184.9
6ER321.584.774.5 63.7 104.891.7109.194.533.1100.0
PD
7ER353.793.298.684.3109.395.6112.797.733.1100.0
PD319.584.179.2 67.8 96.684.5110.695.833.1100.0
8ER320.684.499.485.099.687.188.576.733.1100.0
PD
9ER347.191.495.581.7109.495.7109.194.533.1100.0
PD259.1 68.2 58.7 50.2 80.1 70.1 92.279.928.184.9
10ER344.190.698.384.1104.791.6112.897.828.385.6
PD298.578.669.0 59.0 97.185.0104.390.428.184.9
11ER319.284.196.182.295.183.294.982.233.1100.0
PD264.7 69.7 79.1 67.7 83.2 72.8 83.2 72.1 19.2 58.0
12ER326.886.189.376.492.681.0111.896.933.1100.0
PD190.6 50.2 55.6 47.5 29.9 26.2 85.5 74.1 19.6 59.4
13ER357.094.0100.585.9114.3100.0109.194.533.1100.0
PD
14ER338.389.191.478.2107.093.6106.892.633.1100.0
PD274.5 72.3 73.9 63.2 82.8 72.4 89.777.728.184.9
15ER333.087.792.078.7105.292.0102.789.033.1100.0
PD297.978.572.4 61.9 90.579.2106.992.628.184.9