Table 2. Community Consultation Survey Responses and Rates of Enrollment: Overall and by Site.
| Survey Questions | Overall No. (%) | Albuquerque No. (%) | Anchorage No. (%) | Bellingham No. (%) | El Paso No. (%) | Hershey No. (%) | Macon No. (%) | New Haven No. (%) | Sioux Falls No. (%) | St. Paul No. (%) | St. Paul -East No. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do you understand what this study is about, based on the information just presented to you? (answered yes) |
2054 (99) | 267 (99) | 199 (99) | 199 (99) | 195 (98) | 200 (99) | 199 (99) | 196 (98) | 200 (99) | 197 (98) | 202 (99) |
| Do you understand that participants in the study will not be giving their written consent before the study solution is started, but they will have the option to decline participation? (answered yes) |
2051 (99) | 264 (98) | 198 (99) | 198 (99) | 194 (97) | 201 (100) | 196 (98) | 200 (99) | 200 (99) | 197 (98) | 203 (100) |
| Do you have any concerns about the study solution being started before a patient gives written consent as long as, at that time, the patient will have the option to decline participation? (answered no concerns) |
1393 (67) | 164 (61) | 129 (64) | 132 (66) | 139 (69) | 137 (68) | 133 (67) | 133 (66) | 150 (75) | 134 (67) | 141 (70) |
| Would you be willing to allow us to do this study in your community? (answered yes) |
1760 (85) | 227 (84.8) | 153 (79) | 178 (89) | 170 (85) | 166 (82) | 173 (87) | 173 (86) | 179 (89) | 168 (84) | 167 (82) |
| If you were having a heart attack and were to be treated by paramedics, would you object to participating in this study? (answered no objection) |
1411 (68) | 165 (61) | 141 (70) | 149 (75) | 141 (71) | 135 (68) | 139 (70) | 134 (67) | 145 (72) | 135 (67) | 127 (63) |
| Enrollment and Consent Rates | Overall No. (%) | Albuquerque No. (%) | Anchorage No. (%) | Bellingham No. (%) | El Paso No. (%) | Hershey No. (%) | Macon No. (%) | New Haven No. (%) | Sioux Falls No. (%) | St. Paul No. (%) | St. Paul - East No. (%) |
| In ambulance, paramedic asked patient if it was ok to start the study drug (n=828) (agreed to have study drug started) |
678 (82) | 189 (76) | 108 (96) | 96 (93) | 55 (79) | 10 (63) | 91 (72) | 45 (75) | 33 (94) | 34 (92) | 17 (85) |
| At hospital, patient asked for informed consent (n=828) (agreed in ambulance and provided written informed consent) |
656 (79) | 182 (73) | 101 (90) | 94 (91) | 53 (76) | 10 (63) | 91 (72) | 44 (73) | 31 (91) | 33 (89) | 17 (85) |