Table 1.
Quantitative and qualitative coding structures
| Quantitative coding categories | Qualitative coding categories |
|---|---|
| Non-fire emergency event type | Policies, procedures, practices |
| Emergency medical call | Staging policies |
| Technical rescue | Roadway shutdown policies |
| Service call | Vehicle safety policies |
| Motor vehicle accident, auto extrication | Relationships between emergency responders |
| Other | Staffing |
| Mechanism of injury | Feelings |
| Assault | Recovery from work |
| Struck by motor vehicle | Resources |
| Motor vehicle collision | Equipment |
| Firearm | Training |
| Cutting/piercing instruments or objects | PPE (personal protective equipment) |
| Struck by object | Hazards |
| Electric current | Vehicles |
| Poisoning | Assaults |
| Bodily fluid exposure | Biological, chemical |
| Fall | Weather |
| Overexertion | Electrical |
| Natural/environmental | |
| Caught in-between | |
| Air transport | |
| Bite | |
| Burn | |
| Foreign body | |
| Motor vehicle rollover | |
| Machinery/equipment | |
| Nature of injury | |
| Infectious disease | |
| Strain/sprain | |
| Crushing | |
| Fracture | |
| Puncture/laceration | |
| Contusion | |
| Burn | |
| Dislocation | |
| Open wound | |
| Other |