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Table 2 Patients, procedures, and student involvement in the two hospitals
| Categories | Tawam Hospital N = 1972 (%) | Al Ain Hospital N = 1749 (%) | Total N (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient gender | < 0.0001 | |||
| Male | 1030 (52.2) | 1048 (59.9) | 2078 (55.8) | |
| Female | 942 (47.8) | 701 (40.1) | 1643 (44.2) | |
| Patient age | 30.0 (0.08–107) | 36.0 (0.00–107) | < 0.0001 | |
| Patient age category | < 0.0001 | |||
| 0 – 17 | 642 (32.6) | 165 (9.4) | ||
| 18 – 65 | 929 (47.1) | 1348 (77.1) | ||
| > 65 | 401 (20.3) | 236 (13.5) | ||
| Procedures | < 0.0001 | |||
| Suturing lacerations | 147 (7.5) | 116 (6.6) | 263 (7.1) | |
| Wound care* | 164 (8.5) | 96 (5.4) | 260 (7.0) | |
| EFAST | 56 (2.8) | 83 (4.7) | 139 (3.7) | |
| Airway management | 80 (4.1) | 29 (1.7) | 109 (2.9) | |
| RUSH | 51 (2.6) | 21 (1.2) | 72 (1.9) | |
| CPR | 15 (0.8) | 11 (0.6) | 26 (0.7) | |
| Defibrillation/cardioversion | 5 (0.3) | 4 (0.2) | 9 (0.2) | |
| Other | 1454 (73.7) | 1389 (79.4) | 2843 (76.4) | |
| Student involvement | < 0.0001 | |||
| Observation | 336 (17.0) | 177 (10.1) | 513 (13.8) | |
| Partial | 331 (16.8) | 279 (16.0) | 610 (16.4) | |
| Full | 1305 (66.2) | 1293 (73.9) | 2598 (69.8) | |
| Shift time | < 0.0001 | |||
| Day | 506 (25.7) | 384 (22.0) | 890 (23.9) | |
| Prime | 730 (37.0) | 710 (40.6) | 1440 (38.7) | |
| Evening | 659 (33.4) | 209 (11.9) | 868 (23.3) | |
| Night | 77 (3.9) | 446 (25.5) | 523 (14.1) | |
| Location | < 0.0001 | |||
| Resuscitation | 661 (33.5) | 474 (27.1) | 1135 (30.5) | |
| Fast track | 549 (27.8) | 28 (1.6) | 577 (15.5) | |
| Urgent care | 534 (27.1) | 1247 (71.3) | 1781 (47.9) | |
| Pediatric | 228 (11.6) | 0 (0.0) | 228 (6.) |
