Tabel 2 Characteristics of the study population (n = 120)
Characteristics | Participants (N = 120) |
|---|---|
Male | 89 (74.2%) |
Age (in years) | 45 (39–49 IQR) |
Years of experience as a physician | 17 (13–22 IQR) |
Years of experience working in a pre-hospital environment | 9 (5–14 IQR) |
Base specialty (multiple base specialties is a possibility) | |
Emergency medicine | 40 (33.3%) |
Anesthesiology | 39 (32.5%) |
Other (including combinations) | 41 (34.2%) |
Country of work | |
Australia | 13 (10.8) |
Denmark | 7 (5.8) |
Finland | 20 (16.7) |
Italy | 27 (22.5) |
Netherlands | 4 (3.3) |
Norway | 11 (9.2) |
UK | 20 (16.7) |
USA | 18 (15.0) |
Hours of clinical HEMS work per week | 15 (12–24 IQR) |
Number of patients treated per week per HEMS physician | |
0–5 patients | 75 (62.5) |
5–10 patients | 31 (25.8) |
10–15 patients | 10 (8.3) |
> 15 patients | 4 (3.3) |
Clinical team consistency | |
2 person: doctor + paramedic/nurse | 49 (40.8%) |
3 person: doctor + 2 paramedic(s)/nurse(s) | 5 (4.2%) |
3 person: doctor + paramedic + pilot | 34 (28.3%) |
3 person: 2 doctors + 2 paramedic(s)/nurse(s) | 1 (0.8%) |
4 person: doctor + paramedic + 2 pilot(s) | 9 (7.5%) |
other | 22 (18.3%) |