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Table 3 Access to 24/7 support services and consultants in Québec’s rural EDs

From: Portrait of rural emergency departments in Québec and utilization of the provincial emergency department management Guide: cross sectional survey

Support services

 Laboratory

100 % (n = 23/23)

 Basic x-ray services

91 % (n = 21/23)

 ICU

78 % (n = 18/23)

 Portable ultrasound machine

78 % (n = 18/23)

 CT scanner

74 % (n = 17/23)

 Formal ultrasound (radiologist)

30 % (n = 7/23)

 Access to Telehealth

39 % (9/23)

Consultant available 24/7

 Surgeon

78 % (n = 18/23)

 Respiratory therapist

73 % (n = 16/22) a

 Anesthetist

65 % (n = 15/23)

 Psychiatrist

48 % (n = 11/23)

 Internist

39 % (n = 9/23)

 Obstetrician/gynecologist

35 % (n = 8/23)

 Orthopedist

17 % (n = 4/23)

 Pediatrician

13 % (n = 3/23)

 Neurologist

0 % (n = 0/23)

  1. aOne missing value