Table 1 Descriptive statistics of participants and their relationship with the total score of TDM in ED nurses (n = 320) and EMTs (n = 152)

Age ^a

32.47

5.67

116.15

r = .073

p = .193

32.55

6.83

121.00

r = 263^**

p = .001

Gender ^b

 Male

 female

101

219

34.7

65.3

118.41

115.11

t = 0.302

p = .194

146

6

96.1

3.9

121.11

118.33

u = 0.142 *

p = .887

Marital Status ^b

 Single

 Married

111

209

34.1

65.9

115.32

116.59

t = − 0.513

p = .608

52

100

34.2

65.8

120.38

121.33

t =-0.357

p = .721

Work experience ^a

7.98

5.04

116.15

r = .130*

p = .020

8.25

6.56

121.00

r = .287^**

p = .000

work shift ^b

 Fixed work shift

 rotating shifts

44

276

13.8

86.3

118.43

115.79

t = 0.770

p = .442

15

137

9.9

90.1

120.60

121.05

t = − 0.107

p = .915

Level of Educational ^c

 Associate

 Bachelor

 Master or PhD

5

295

20

1.6

92.2

6.2

118.40

116.07

116.80

 F = 0.057

p = .811

43

106

3

28.3

69.7

2.0

120.53

121.29

117.66

 F = 0.107

p = .898

Triage training course ^b

 YES

 NO

253

67

79.1

20.9

117.82

109.86

t = 2.773

p = .006

130

22

85.5

14.5

122.30

113.31

t = 2.576

p = .011

Service location ^b

Center of province

countryside

222

98

69.4

30.6

115.95

116.61

t = − 0.256

p = .798

105

47

69.1

30.9

119.44

124.48

t =-1.877

p = .062