Table 1.
Demographics, professional characteristics and knowledge regarding hospital response to an earthquake of participants (n = 852)a
| Demographics | N (Total) = 852 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | ||||
| 1 | Gender | Female | 532 (62) | |
| Male | 320 (38) | |||
| 2 | Age (years): Mean (SD) | 43.3 (11.2) | ||
| 3 | Marital Status | Single | 122 (14.5) | |
| Married/Common law | 640 (76.5) | |||
| Divorced/Widowed | 72 (8.6) | |||
| Other | 3 (0.4) | |||
| 4 | Number of children residing in household (Under 17 years of age): Median (Interquartile Range) | 2 (1–3) | ||
| 5 | Professional role | Physician | 220 (26) | |
| Nurse | 499 (58.5) | |||
| Paramedical staff | 133 (15.5) | |||
| Knowledge | ||||
| Correct | Incorrect | |||
| N (%) | N (%) | |||
| Safety measures to protect immobile patients | 392 (54) | 333 (46) | ||
| Actions to protect self | 307 (39) | 484 (61) | ||
| Actions to be taken immediately after an earthquake | 497 (61) | 320 (39) | ||
| Safety measures with damaged infrastructures | 568 (71) | 234 (29) | ||
| Who is authorized to evacuate a department? | 65 (8) | 761 (92) | ||
| Patient registration procedure | 487 (60) | 326 (40) | ||
| Recommended treatment protocol for crush syndrome | 258 (32) | 549 (68) | ||
| Appropriate action when casualty with minor injury presents to hospital | 460 (57) | 348 (43) | ||
| Appropriate action when casualty with major injury presents to hospital | 603 (74) | 210 (26) | ||
| Appropriate action when an anxiety-stricken patient presents to hospital | 656 (80) | 161 (20) | ||
| Command, control and communication in hospital after an earthquake | 673 (83) | 141 (17) | ||
| Communication with external institutions after an earthquake | 203 (26) | 574 (74) | ||
| Average knowledge score (number of correct answers) | 6 ± 2.4 (MD = 6, 0–11)b | |||
aWithout missing values; the rate of missing values ranged from 1 to 5% for the different variables
bOut of brackets – mean ± SD; In brackets – median, minimum-maximum