Table 1 Background characteristics, work experience, training and resources
N = 238, n (%) | Police officers n = 76 | Fire-fighters n = 73 | Ambulance personnel n = 89 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | < .001** | |||
Male | 56 (75) | 71 (99) | 64 (72) | |
Age | .009* | |||
<30 years | 15 (20) | 7 (10) | 29 (33) | |
30–49 years | 51 (68) | 52 (71) | 49 (55) | |
>50 years | 9 (12) | 14 (19) | 11 (12) | |
Work experience in current organization | .006* | |||
<1 year | 6 (8) | 1 (1) | 5 (6) | |
1–5 years | 26 (35) | 13 (18) | 35 (39) | |
>5 years | 43 (57) | 59 (81) | 49 (55) | |
Training yes | ||||
Work experience in similar tasks | 55 (72) | 54 (74) | 54 (62) | ns |
Training on similar tasks | 64 (84) | 55 (75) | 66 (76) | ns |
Disaster drill | 49 (64) | 47 (64) | 79 (90) | < .001** |
Experience of previous incident with > 5 casualties | 15 (20) | 20 (27) | 29 (33) | ns |
Sufficient resources. Scale 1-5 | 2.8 (2.6-3.1) | 3.7 (3.5-3.9) | 3.7 (3.5-4.0) | < .001** |