Table 3 Descriptive characteristics of respondents of the needs assessment survey
From: A needs assessment for simulation-based training of emergency medical providers in Nebraska, USA
Characteristics of respondents | Number (N = 1384)*** | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age in years | ||
20–35 | 250 | 18.1 |
36–45 | 304 | 22.0 |
46–65 | 684 | 49.4 |
More than 65 | 146 | 10.5 |
Sex* | ||
Female | 569 | 41.1 |
Male | 812 | 58.7 |
Unidentified | 3 | 0.2 |
Education level** | ||
Less than high school | 3 | 0.2 |
High school/GED | 379 | 27.4 |
Associate’s degree | 435 | 31.4 |
Bachelors | 325 | 23.5 |
Master’s degree | 135 | 9.8 |
Doctorate | 88 | 6.4 |
No response | 19 | 1.4 |
Practice setting | ||
Emergency department | 44 | 3.2 |
Emergency medical services | 1114 | 80.5 |
Practice in both | 198 | 14.3 |
No response | 28 | 2.0 |
License type | ||
EMT/EMS | ||
Advanced EMT only | 2 | 0.1 |
EMT only | 944 | 68.2 |
EMT-Intermediate only | 10 | 0.7 |
Emergency medical responder only | 74 | 5.3 |
EMT + EMS instructor | 27 | 2.0 |
EMT-Intermediate + EMS instructor | 1 | 0.1 |
EMS instructor + emergency medical responder | 1 | 0.0 |
Medical professionals | ||
Advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) only | 24 | 1.7 |
Physician only | 66 | 4.8 |
Physician assistant (PA) only | 49 | 3.5 |
PA + EMT | 2 | 0.1 |
APRN + EMT | 4 | 0.3 |
APRN + paramedic | 1 | 0.1 |
Paramedics | ||
Paramedic only | 140 | 10.1 |
Paramedic + EMS instructor | 39 | 2.8 |