Table 1 Professional tasks performed by the staff with ‘professional exposure only’ and by the staff with ‘bystander exposure’

Hospital specialty

0.194

 Adult departments

223

(78.6)

169

(82.2)

 Pediatric departments

61

(21.4)

34

(16.8)

Performed tasks involving physical care

<.001

 Yes

222

(77.9)

88

(43.4)

 No

63

(22.1)

115

(56.7)

Performed tasks involving deceased bodies

0.383

 Yes

68

(24.3)

42

(20.9)

 No

212

(75.7)

159

(79.1)

Performed tasks involving injured or deceased children

0.002

 Yes

114

(40.9)

55

(27.4)

 No

165

(59.1)

146

(72.6)

Provided psychological support to victims or families / Had to communicate with families

<.001

 Yes

233

(81.8)

88

(43.4)

 No

52

(18.3)

115

(56.6)

Performed administrative tasks

<.001

 Yes

176

(61.8)

63

(31.0)

 No

109

(38.3)

140

(69.0)

Were confronted with such tasks for the first time

<.001

 Yes

214

(77.0)

87

(43.1)

 No

64

(23.0)

115

(56.9)

Performed tasks unrelated to their training

0.001

 Yes

83

(29.6)

32

(15.8)

 No

197

(70.4)

170

(84.2)

Mean

[SD]

Mean

[SD]

p-value

Mean duration of professional exposure (hours) on July 14 and 15

10.5

[±6.5]

3.0

[±5.4]

0.034

Mean duration of professional exposure (days) from July 16

22.1

[±26.3]

10.5

[±6.5]

<.001