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Table 3 Equipment available at the scene of the incident

From: Major incident preparedness and on-site work among Norwegian rescue personnel – a cross-sectional study

  

Does your service have a system for sorting and prioritising patients (triage) involved in a major incident? (n)

Is marking equipment for sorting of patients (triage) available in your service? (n)

Is a stockpile of stretchers available in your area? (n)

HEALTH

Yes

77.5% (231)

56.3% (166)

51.2% (153)

34. 1%

No

7.4% (22)

28.8% (85)

13.4% (40)

n = 313

Dont know

15.1% (45)

14.9% (44)

35.5% (106)

No response, n

15

18

14

FIRE

Yes

31.8% (153)

12.4% (58)

42.2% (202)

54. 1%

No

30.4% (146)

48.0% (225)

20.0% (96)

n = 497

Dont know

37.8% (182)

39.7% (186)

37.8% (181)

No response, n

16

28

18

POLICE

Yes

29.8% (31)

24.5% (26)

33.3% (35)

11. 8%

No

42.3% (44)

51.9% (55)

17.1% (18)

n = 108

Dont know

27.9% (29)

23.6% (25)

49.5% (52)

 

No response, n

4

2

3

  1. Percentages given as proportions of responses.