Leadership is the essential non-technical skill in the trauma team - results of a qualitative study

Table 1 Hospital size and the informants' professional experience

Large hospital with low trauma load	Experienced Nurse:
	Age: 30-40
Size: 333 beds	Years in profession:5
	Experienced Anaesthesiologist:
	Age: 40-50
	Years in profession:13
	Experienced Team leader:
	Age: 40-50
	Years in profession:5
Medium sized hospital with medium trauma load	Experienced Nurse:
	Age: 40-50
Size: 188 beds	Years in profession:27
	Experienced Anaesthesiologist:
	Age: 40-50
	Years in profession:17
	Inexperienced Team leader:
	Age: 20-30
	Years in profession: 1
Small hospital with low trauma load	Experienced Nurse:
	Age: 20-30
Size: 46 beds	Years in profession: 4
	Experienced Anaesthesiologist:
	Age: 50-60
	Years in profession: 27
	Inexperienced Team leader:
	Age: 20-30
	Years in profession: 2
Large hospital with high trauma load	Experienced Nurse:
	Age: 30-40
Size: 726 beds	Years in profession: 11
	Experienced Anaesthesiologist:
	Age: 30-40
	Years in profession: 4
	Experienced Team leader:
	Age: 40-50
	Years in profession: 6

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