Table 4

Number of participants who safety-netted in each vignette

CodeN%
Change in bowel habit vignette
 Safety nets without explicit acknowledgement of risk of diagnostic error16/3644.4
 Safety nets with explicit acknowledgement of risk of diagnostic error1/362.8
 Total participants who safety-netted17/3647.2
 Total participants who did not safety-net19/3652.8
Chest pain vignette
 Safety nets without explicit discussion about the possibility this is still cardiac or diagnostic error20/3655.6
 Safety nets with explicit explanation that this could still be cardiac or diagnostic error12/3633.3
 Total participants who safety-netted32/3688.9
 Total participants who did not safety-net4/3611.1
Headache vignette
 Safety nets without explicit discussion about the possibility that this is an SAH28/3677.8
 Safety nets with explicit explanation that this could be SAH1/362.8
 Total participants who safety-netted29/3680.6
 Total participants who did not safety-net7/3619.4
  • SAH, subarachnoid haemorrhage.