Table 1 Participant characteristics
From: Rapid sequence intubation: a survey of current practice in the South African pre-hospital setting
Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
Province | |
 Gauteng | 27 (35.5%) |
 Western Cape | 25 (32.9%) |
 KwaZulu-Natal | 13 (17.1%) |
 Eastern Cape | 5 (6.6%) |
 Free State | 2 (2.6%) |
 Mpumalanga | 1 (1.3%) |
 Northern Cape | 1 (1.3%) |
 Limpopo | 1 (1.3%) |
 North West | 1 (1.3%) |
| Â | 76 (100%) |
Job title | |
 Operational paramedic (ECPa) | 47 (61.8%) |
 Lecturer/Instructor/Trainer in EMCb/EMc | 17 (22.4%) |
 Operational flight paramedic (ECPa) | 7 (9.2%) |
 Manager/Administrative/Researcher in EMCb/EMc | 4 (5.3%) |
 No response | 1 (1.3%) |
| Â | 76 (100%) |
Years of total experience in pre-hospital EMSd systems | |
 0–10 years | 49 (64.5%) |
 11–20 years | 21 (27.6%) |
 21–30 years | 6 (7.9%) |
| Â | 76 (100%) |
Years of experience as ECPa | |
 0–5 years | 56 (73.7%) |
 6–12 years | 20 (26.3%) |
| Â | 76 (100%) |
Organisation | |
 Private | 43 (56.6%) |
 Public (Government) | 23 (30.3%) |
 University/Training Institution | 6 (7.9%) |
 Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) | 4 (5.3%) |
| Â | 76 (100%) |