Table 1 Characteristics of participants
Novice n = 12 | HEMS n = 12 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Professional years as doctor, median IQR | 2 (1–4) | 7 (6–7.75) | < .001 |
Formal preclinical qualification (n, %) | 3 (25.0%) | 12 (100%) | |
Professional years as emergency physician median, IQR | 0 (0–0.75) | 4 (3.25–5) | < .001 |
Formal clinical intubation training (n, %) | 2 (16.7%) | 3 (25.0%) | |
Real-life intubations total, median, IQR | 5 (0–18.75) | 68 (37.25–99.75) | < .001 |
Intubations in hospital, median, IQR | 5 (0–11) | 7 (0–42.5) | .551 |
Intubations per year preclinical, median, IQR | 0 (0–0) | 10 (7.25–15) | < .001 |
Intubations by videolaryngoskop total, median, IQR | 0 (0–1) | 3 (1.25–10.5) | .002 |
Intubations using bougie total, median, IQR | 0 (0–1) | 4 (1–9) | < .001 |
Cricothyroidotomy performed total, median, IQR | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0.75) | .551 |