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Table 2 Incident data details (%)

From: Situational awareness and information flow in prehospital emergency medical care from the perspective of paramedic field supervisors: a scenario-based study

Incident data

Information needed (n = 103)

%

Information delivered (n = 84)

%

Detailed information from actors on scene (reason/cause, Anyone trapped?, estimated time for extrication)

48

Detailed information to EMS units, EMS doctor, rescue service and police

43

Status of patients

15

Action plan to EMS unit and to EMS doctor

21

Number of patients

14

Preliminary notification to hospital

13

Confirmation (mission code correct, medication given according to the protocol, are you ok?, police and rescue has the same number of patients, all patients checked, shooter is caught)

9

Number of patients to rescue and police

8

Preliminary knowledge from emergency call (what has happened, driving speed)

7

Detailed information to hospital, poison information centre, and telephone health service

8

Specific information about incident (How many people in danger? What kind of gun? Where are other possible patients? Are all involved persons young people?

7

Status of patients to police

5

  

Confirmation to EMD

1

  

Patient data to EMS report

1