Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of respondents by clinician type
| Variable | Group | Frequency, N (%)
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| Doctors (n=58) | Nurses (n=94) | Paramedics (n=30) | Midwives (n=46) | ||
| Position | Intern | 7 (12%) | |||
| Resident | 5 (9%) | ||||
| Registrar | 28 (49%) | ||||
| General practitioner | 16 (28%) | ||||
| Consultant | 1 (2%) | ||||
| Registered nurse | 39 (42%) | 2 (4%) | |||
| Clinical nurse specialist | 6 (6%) | 1 (8%) | |||
| Associate nurse unit manager/unit manager/manager | 30 (33%) | 4 (4%) | |||
| Educator | 8 (9%) | 4 (9%) | |||
| Other | 11 (12%) | ||||
| Registered nurse and registered midwife | 25 (56%) | ||||
| Registered midwife | 9 (20%) | ||||
| Paramedic – ambulance | 3 (10%) | ||||
| Paramedic – ALS | 15 (50%) | ||||
| Paramedic – MICA | 9 (30%) | ||||
| Paramedic – other | 3 (10%) | ||||
| Clinical setting | Public hospital | 16 (28%) | 61 (66%) | 45 (100%) | |
| Commonwealth health center | 3 (5%) | 6 (7%) | |||
| GP clinic | 37 (65%) | 7 (8%) | |||
| Private hospital | 1 (1%) | ||||
| Aged care facility | 9 (10%) | ||||
| Bush nursing center | 7 (8%) | ||||
| Other | 1 (2%) | 2 (2%) | |||
| Workload | Part time | 6 (10%) | 67 (76%) | 38 (83%) | |
| Full time | 51 (88%) | 22 (24%) | 29 (100%) | 6 (13%) | |
| Practice type | Single practice | 17 (38%) | |||
| Multiple practice | 25 (56%) | ||||
| Mixed practice | 3 (7%) | ||||
Abbreviations: ALS, advanced life support; MICA, mobile intensive care ambulance; GP, general practice.