Table 1. Participant characteristics.
| No table aid (n=88) |
Table Aid (N=90) |
Total (n=178) |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age – Mean (SD) | 37 | (10) | 36 | (9) | 36 | (9) | |
| Race – N (%) | |||||||
| White | 72 | (81.8) | 76 | (84.4) | 148 | (83.1) | |
| Black/African American | 15 | (17.0) | 11 | (12.2) | 26 | (14.5) | |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 0 | (0.0) | 2 | (2.2) | 2 | (1.1) | |
| Other | 1 | (1.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (0.6) | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (1.1) | 1 | (0.6) | |
| Male – N (%) | 80 | (90.9) | 77 | (85.6) | 157 | (88.2) | |
| Level of EMS certification – N (%) | |||||||
| EMT-Basic | 44 | (50.0) | 39 | (43.3) | 83 | (46.9) | |
| EMT-Intermediate | 2 | (2.3) | 0 | (0.0) | 2 | (1.1) | |
| Paramedic | 42 | (47.7) | 51 | (56.7) | 93 | (52.0) | |
| Years of experience – Mean (SD) | 12 | (8) | 11 | (7) | 12 | (8) | |
| Refreshed on GCS material within the past year – N (%) | 58 | (65.9) | 67 | (74.4) | 125 | (70.2) | |
| EMS instructor – N (%) | 6 | (6.8) | 7 | (7.8) | 13 | (7.8) | |
| Use aid to determine the GCS in the field – N (%) | 54 | (61.4) | 45 | (50.0) | 99 | (50.0) | |
EMT: Emergency Medical Technician; EMS: Emergency Medical Services; GCS: Glasgow Coma Scale