Group demographics of EAST and IRB members
| Survey | EAST | IRB |
| Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | |
| IRB submissions in the past year | (n=158) | – |
| 1 | 18 (11.4) | – |
| 2 | 27 (17.1) | – |
| 3 | 41 (25.9) | – |
| 4 | 18 (11.4) | – |
| 5 or more | 54 (34.2) | – |
| Turnaround time (weeks) for IRB submissions | (n=155) | (n=22) |
| <1 week | 5 (3.2) | 3 (13.6) |
| 2–4 weeks | 70 (45.2) | 12 (54.5) |
| 4–8 weeks | 59 (38.1) | 6 (27.3) |
| >8 weeks | 21 (13.5) | 1 (4.5) |
| Institution setting | (n=159) | (n=21) |
| University | 121 (76.1) | 20 (95.2) |
| Private academic | 32 (20.1) | 1 (4.8) |
| Private non-academic | 6 (3.8) | 0 (0) |
| Trauma center verification (ACS or state) | (n=160) | – |
| Level I | 142 (88.8) | – |
| Level II | 15 (9.4) | – |
| Level III | 2 (1.3) | – |
| Not verified | 1 (0.6) | – |
ACS, American College of Surgeons; EAST, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma; IRB, institutional review board.