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 = 6 | Number of incidents lodged | p 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 unit | 1275 | <0.001 | |||
| Medical | 70.3 | 29.7 | N/A | 612 | |
| Surgical | 78.2 | 21.8 | N/A | 165 | |
| ICU | 86.9 | 9.1 | 3.9% | 153 | |
| ED | 97.2 | 2.8 | N/A | 181 | |
| Anonymous | 83.5 | 16.5 | N/A | 164 | |
| Total | 78.8 | 20.7 | 0.5% | ||
| Regional/metro location | 1275 | ||||
| Regional | 95.9 | 4.1 | N/A | 518 | |
| Major city | 67.1 | 32.1 | 0.8% | 757 | <0.001 |
| Profession | 1017† | ||||
| Doctor | 82.5 | 17.5 | 57 | ||
| Nurse | 74.8 | 24.6 | 960 | 0.933 | |