First laryngoscopist/airway soiling None (%) Slight (%) Heavy (%) MERIT CCP 20 (34.48) 15 (25.86) 23 (39.66) MERIT Doctor 8 (20.00) 5 (12.50) 27 (67.50) BASICS Doctor 3 (25.00) 3 (25.00) 6 (50.00) Land Paramedic 0 1 (33.33) 2 (66.67)

Table 5: Breakdown of role allocation for first attempt at laryngoscopy according to degree of airway soiling.