Codes relating to recognition-primed analysis theme
| Subtheme | Code | Interviews (n) | Frequency (n) |
| Information selection (cues) | |||
| Information selection, interpretation and synthesis | Mechanism of injury | 10 | 20 |
| Physical signs of injury (including hateful eight) | 10 | 40 | |
| Visual and non-quantitative signs of bleeding | 9 | 43 | |
| Using trends and anticipating trajectory | 8 | 18 | |
| Autonomic response to injury | 5 | 9 | |
| Quantitative signs and diagnostic devices suggestive of bleeding | 3 | 6 | |
| Information interpretation | |||
| Develop a differential diagnosis | 8 | 24 | |
| External factors such as time and distance | 6 | 16 | |
| Primacy of the primary survey | 6 | 14 | |
| Individual patients respond differently | 6 | 10 | |
| Assessment of critical hypoperfusion | 5 | 9 | |
| Information synthesis | |||
| Combining information to make a decision | 9 | 51 | |
| Expectation prior to patient assessment | 5 | 9 | |
| Experience | Influence of experience | 9 | 34 |
| Interpretation of signs changes with experience | 6 | 9 | |
| Clinical culture | 2 | 5 | |
| Rules, guidelines and evidence | Rule-based decision-making | 7 | 16 |
| Example of following an SOP or protocol | 5 | 12 | |
| Group expectations | Post hoc scrutiny | 3 | 4 |
‘Interviews’ refers to the number of interviews in which a code was identified. ‘Frequency’ refers to a count of each code in every interview.
SOP, standard operating procedure.