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Table 2 Sections in the Delphi questionnaire and number of items endorsed and rejected

From: Offering mental health first aid to a person after a potentially traumatic event: a Delphi study to redevelop the 2008 guidelines

Section

Topic

Number of items endorsed

Number of items rejected

1

Background information

6

0

2

Actions to be taken at the site of a potentially traumatic event

19

15

3

What to do at the site of a potentially traumatic event where professional helpers are present

3

2

4

Talking about the trauma

31

22

5

Experiences of abuse

19

17

6

Providing support in the weeks & months following a potentially traumatic event

9

7

7

Encouraging professional help

11

11

8

Adolescents

5

6

 

TOTAL

103

80