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Table 1 Participants in qualitative interviews

From: Improving delivery of care in rural emergency departments: a qualitative pilot study mobilizing health professionals, decision-makers and citizens in Baie-Saint-Paul and the Magdalen Islands, Québec, Canada

Types of participants

Number of participants

Magdalen Islands

Baie-St-Paul

Total

COMMUNITY

➔ concerned citizens

➔ elected officials

➔ patients / caregivers

8

7

15

PHYSICIANS

➔ GPs / specialists

6

7

13

NURSES AND DECISION-MAKERS*

➔ nurses

➔ managers

➔ health system decision-makers

*Presented together to ensure confidentiality

6

4

10

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEM (EMS)

➔ first responders

➔ paramedics

➔ EMS decision-makers

4

10

14

OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

➔ psychosocial

➔ diagnostic services

➔ pharmacy

10

6

16

Total

34

34

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