Table 2 Demographic and professional characteristics of the three samples in the study (2016 samples similar to [28])
Characteristics | HEMS 12 N (%) | HEMS 16 N (%) | Ground 16 N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sample size | 145 | 109 | 1045 |
Professional group | |||
 EMT |  |  | 544 (52) |
 Paramedic |  |  | 260 (25) |
 Nurse EMT |  |  | 146 (14) |
 Nurse | 6 (4) |  | 40 (4) |
 EMT Apprentice |  |  | 24 (2) |
 Other healthcare |  |  | 25 (2) |
 Administrative |  |  | 6 (< 1) |
 Physician | 74 (51) | 53 (49) |  |
 HCM | 39 (27) | 31 (28) |  |
 Pilot | 26 (18) | 25 (23) |  |
Regional health trust | |||
 North | 20 (14) | 20 (18) | 192 (18) |
 Middle | 32 (22) | 23 (21) | 202 (19) |
 West | 37 (26) | 23 (21) | 257 (25) |
 South-East | 52 (36) | 42 (39) | 394 (38) |
 Other | 4 (3) | 1 (< 1) |  |
Prehospital seniority | |||
 Less than 5 years | 34 (23) | 26 (24) | 195 (19) |
 6 to 10 years | 39 (27) | 26 (24) | 259 (25) |
 11 to 15 years | 23 (16) | 19 (17) | 211 (20) |
 16 to 20 years | 22 (15) | 27 (25) | 180 (17) |
 21 years or more | 27 (19) | 11 (10) | 200 (19) |