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| Advanced Care Paramedic (n = 63) | Intensive Care Paramedic (n = 45) | Total (n = 108) | ||||||
| n (%) | M | SD | n (%) | M | SD | n (%) | M | SD | |
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| 52 (83) | 9.7 | 5.84 | 39 (87) | 15.1 | 5.34 | 91 (84) | 12.4 | 6.22 |
| P = 0.001 |
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| Gender |
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| Female | 16 (25.8) |
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| 4 (8.9) |
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| 20 (18.7) |
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| Male | 46 (74.2) |
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| 41 (91.1) |
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| 87 (81.3) |
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| P = 0.027 |
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| Qualified Length |
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| 52 (83) | 5.1 | 2.73 | 39 (87) | 8.5 | 4.27 | 91 (84) | 6.5 | 3.85 |
| P = 0.001 |
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| Career position |
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| Operational | 57 (98.3) |
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| 24 (66.7) |
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| 81 (86.2) |
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| Educator/CSO | 1 (1.7) |
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| 7 (19.4) |
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| 7 (7.4) |
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| Manager |
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| 5 (13.9) |
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| 6 (6.4) |
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| P = 0.001 |
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| Highest Qualification |
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| Associate Diploma | 18 (34) |
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| 18 (21.4) |
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| Diploma | 19 (35.8) |
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| 19 (22.6) |
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| Advanced Diploma | 2 (3.8) |
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| 5 (16.1) |
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| 7 (8.3) |
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| Bachelor | 11 (20.8) |
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| 14 (45.2) |
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| 25 (29.8) |
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| Graduate Certificate | 2 (3.8) |
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| 2 (6.5) |
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| 4 (4.8) |
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| Graduate Diploma | 1 (1.9) |
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| 8 (25.8) |
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| 9 (10.7) |
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| Masters |
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| 1 (3.2) |
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| 1 (1.2) |
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| Other |
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| 1 (3.2) |
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| 1 (1.2) |
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| P = 0.001 |
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