Table 1 Western Cape Government EMS provider characteristics (N = 102)
From: Validity and reliability of the South African Triage Scale in prehospital providers
Characteristics | Participants, n (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 50 (49) |
Female | 41 (40) |
Missing | 11 (11) |
Qualification | |
BLS | 59 (58) |
ILS | 37 (36) |
ALS | 6 (6) |
Location of Practice | |
Rural | 42 (41) |
Metropole | 52 (51) |
Missing | 8 (8) |
Mean age (SD; range) | 35 years (7.8; 21–55) |
Mean Field Experience (SD; range) | 6.3 years (5.5; 0.9–30.2) |