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Table 5 Qualification level, experience, and gender as predictors of question scores1

From: Paramedic attitudes towards prehospital spinal care: a cross-sectional survey

Characteristic

Question score—comparison

Question score—reference

OR (95% CI)

p

2.7 When treating a patient with isolated penetrating trauma to the head, neck, or torso,

 

how often do you apply spinal precautions?

   

ALS (ref BLS)

2 (1–2)

3 (2–4)

0.10 (0.05—0.21)

 < .001

 > 10 years exp. (ref <  = 10 years)

2 (1–5)

3 (1–4)

2.65 (1.41—4.99)

0.003

Men (ref Women)

2 (1–4)

2 (1.25–3)

0.96 (0.56—1.66)

0.9

Scoring direction: 1 (less often)—5 (more often)

OR > 1 means more likely to have a higher score

Likelihood ratio test (full model compared to intercept-only), x2(3) = 48.1, p < 0.001

1.7 Do you feel you have been treating more or fewer patients with SMR over during your time in EMS?

ALS (ref BLS)

4 (4–5)

4 (3–4)

2.93 (1.58—5.43)

 < .001

 > 10 years exp. (ref <  = 10 years)

4 (4–5)

4 (3–4)

1.33 (0.74—2.41)

0.3

Men (ref Women)

4 (3–4.5)

4 (3–4)

1.16 (0.66—2.05)

0.6

Scoring direction: 1 (more)—5 (fewer)

OR > 1 means more likely to have a higher score

Likelihood ratio test (full model compared to intercept-only), x2(3) = 21.0, p < 0.001

1. All scores expressed as median (interquartile range)

  1. OR, odds ratio; MOI, mechanism of injury; ALS, advanced life support; BLS, basic life support; SMR, spinal motion restriction