Answers to questions 1,3,4,5 and 7
| Question | Yes | No | Not answered |
| 1. Does your ED currently use an early warning scoring system (EWS)? | 126/145 (87) | 18/145 (12) | 1/145 (1) |
| 3. Do you use an early warning scoring system to ‘trigger’ senior review of a patient? | 89/126 (71) | 32/126 (25) | 5/126 (4) |
| 4. Are all patients with a high EWS cared for with an increased level of monitoring (eg, the resuscitation room) when available? | 96/126 (76) | 27/126 (21) | 3/126 (2) |
| 5. Does an increased EWS trigger critical care input? | 56/126 (44) | 67/126 (53) | 3/126 (2) |
| 7. Do you support the use of early warning scoring systems in the ED? | 135/145 (93) | 10/145 (7) | 0/145 (0) |
Results are shown as number (%).