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Table 3 Inter-rater reliability (Cohen’s Kappa) between the reviewers and paramedics, physicians and combined population for pericardial effusion, pneumothorax and free fluid

From: Implementation of prehospital point-of-care ultrasound using a novel continuous feedback approach in a UK helicopter emergency medical service

Cohen’s Kappa

Physicians

Paramedics

Combined

Pericardial effusion

0.70

0.14

0.60

Pneumothorax

0.71

0.92

0.67

Free fluid

0.75

0.59

0.71

  1. Inter-rater reliability represented by Cohen’s Kappa co-efficient