Table 5.
Firefighters' and Emergency Medical Services Personnel's Radiological Event Training Received
| No Training | ≤1 Hour of Training | 2-3 Hours of Training | ≥4 Hours of Training | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of Radiological Event Training | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | p Valuea |
| Radiological dispersal device/dirty bomb | |||||
| Firefighters (n = 278) | 31.3 (87) | 27.3 (76) | 16.2 (45) | 25.2 (70) | <.01 |
| EMS (n = 155) | 37.4 (58) | 37.4 (58) | 16.8 (26) | 8.4 (13) | |
| Radiological exposure device | |||||
| Firefighters (n = 278) | 27.3 (76) | 32.0 (89) | 17.6 (49) | 23.0 (64) | <.001 |
| EMS (n = 155) | 41.9 (65) | 37.4 (58) | 14.2 (22) | 6.5 (10) | |
| Radiological transportation incident | |||||
| Firefighters (n = 278) | 32.4 (90) | 31.3 (87) | 16.2 (45) | 20.1 (56) | <.001 |
| EMS (n = 155) | 43.9 (68) | 33.5 (52) | 17.4 (27) | 5.2 (8) | |
| Improvised nuclear device/nuclear detonation | |||||
| Firefighters (n = 278) | 47.5 (132) | 27.0 (75) | 11.2 (31) | 14.4 (40) | <.05 |
| EMS (n = 155) | 54.8 (85) | 29.7 (46) | 11.6 (18) | 3.9 (6) | |
| Nuclear reactor incident | |||||
| Firefighters (n = 278) | 57.9 (161) | 24.8 (69) | 7.6 (21) | 9.7 (27) | NS |
| EMS (n = 155) | 60.0 (93) | 25.2 (39) | 11.6 (18) | 3.2 (5) | |
NS = not significant
a
Determined by a Mann-Whitney U test.