Table 3.
Disaster equipment management task difficulty
| Disaster equipment management-related tasks | Untrained (median) | Untrained (mean) | Trained (median) | Trained (mean) | % Change in means | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plane unloading | 1 | 1.17 | 1 | 1.12 | −4.27 | .6103 |
| Transporting to treatment site | 2 | 1.69 | 1 | 1.36 | −19.5 | .0397* |
| Security during transport | 1 | 1.26 | 1 | 1.08 | −14.3 | .1446 |
| Security during storage at site | 1 | 1.33 | 1 | 1.11 | −16.5 | .0473* |
| Installing equipment | 2 | 1.68 | 2 | 1.87 | 11.3 | .2817 |
| Maintaining equipment | 2 | 1.94 | 2 | 1.85 | −4.64 | .5431 |
| Managing distribution | 2 | 2.10 | 2 | 2.13 | 1.43 | .8006 |
* Statistically significant p < .05.