Table 4

 Demographic profile of reports submitted using the one-page form, call centre and online-reporting options

Reports generated using one-page form, n = 1005 (%)Reports generated using call centre, n = 264 (%)Reports generated electronically, n = 6Number of incidents lodgedp Value*
ED, emergency department; ICU, intensive care unit; N/A, not applicable.
*Analysis undertaken using Fisher’s exact test.
†132 allied health and 123 anonymous reports not included in analysis.
Type of unit1275<0.001
    Medical70.329.7N/A612
    Surgical78.221.8N/A165
    ICU86.99.13.9%153
    ED97.22.8N/A181
    Anonymous83.516.5N/A164
    Total78.820.70.5%
Regional/metro location1275
    Regional95.94.1N/A518
    Major city67.132.10.8%757<0.001
Profession1017†
    Doctor82.517.557
    Nurse74.824.69600.933