Table 3 The retained principal components for weaknesses affecting the pre-hospital emergency care for victims of RTIs in the GKMA between March and September 2016

Location

−0.21

−0.12

0.64

0.10

Mode of RTI

0.14

−0.21

0.66

−0.20

Time of RTI

0.16

−0.17

−0.03

0.63

Provider of initial care

−0.29

0.48

0.02

0.38

Responder’s arrival time

0.21

−0.25

−0.23

0.25

Transportation of victim

−0.16

0.57

0.24

0.27

Treatment received by victim

0.61

0.29

0.15

0.00

Type of treatment

0.60

0.31

0.03

−0.08

Injuries of RTI victims

0.17

−0.34

0.14

0.52

Eigenvalues

2.02

1.37

1.13

1.05

Variance explained (%)

22.45

15.22

12.58

11.67

Overall weakness

Poor quality first aid treatment

Insufficient skills/ training of first responders

Inadequate EMS resources

Delays in timely response to victims