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Table 1 Characteristics of events

From: Non-technical skills in pre-hospital care in the Czech Republic: a prospective multicentric observational study (NTS study)

 

Prague EMS (n = 160)

EMS of Karlovy Vary Region (n = 100)

EMS of Pilsen Region (n = 99)

TOTAL (n = 359)

Event type:

 CPR

72 (45%)

11 (11%)

27 (27%)

110 (31%)

 Trauma

84 (53%)

8 (8%)

30 (30%)

122 (34%)

 Medical

4 (2%)

81 (81%)

42 (43%)

127 (35%)

Number of crews:

 Two

142 (88%)

99 (99%)

76 (77%)

317 (88%)

 Three

12 (8%)

1 (1%)

16 (16%)

29 (8%)

 More

6 (4%)

0

7 (7%)

13 (4%)

  1. Data are presented as number of cases and percentage (if appropriate); CPR Cases of cardiac arrest with ongoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, n = number of cases
  2. One ambulance crew means two members of the crew either with a physician and an emergency medical technician/paramedic (the physician crew) or two members of the crew without a physician (the paramedic crew)