Prehospital acute traumatic pain assessment and management practices in the Western Cape, South Africa: a retrospective review

Table 1 Patient characteristics

Characteristics		n (%)
Gender
Male		1650 (68.7%)
Female		751 (31.3%)
Crew highest qualification
Basic life support (BLS)		415 (17.3%)
Intermediate life support (ILS)		1321 (55.0%)
Advanced life support (ALS)^a		665 (27.7%)
South African Triage Scale (SATS)-priority colour	Time target
Red	Immediate	200 (8.3%)
Orange	< 10 min	639 (26.6%)
Yellow	< 1 h	1562 (65.1%)
Total		2401 (100%)

^aAdvanced life support includes the following qualifications: Emergency Care Technician (ECT) (n = 299, 12.5%), Paramedic (Critical Care Assistant (CCA) and National Diploma in Emergency Medical Care (NDEMC)) (n = 324, 13.5%) and Emergency Care Practitioner (ECP) (n = 42, 1.7%)

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