Table 1

Delphi panel

Discipline	Number who agreed to participate	Percentage of total
Paediatric nurse	2	4
Emergency nurse	1	2
Paediatric emergency nurse	1	2
Emergency medicine consultant	4	8
Paediatric intensive care consultant	2	4
Anaesthetic consultant	1	2
Paediatric respiratory subspecialist	6	12
Paediatric consultant with interest in assessment units and guidelines	2	4
Ear, nose and throat consultant	2	4
Senior house officer	3	6
Registrar with respiratory interest	4	8
Registrar with an interest in guidelines	1	2
General paediatrician	21	42
Total	50	100