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Table 2 Paramedic participants’ sociodemographic and workplace information

From: Paramedic perceptions of decision-making when managing mental health-related presentations: a qualitative study

 

N = 73

%

Sex

  

Male

42

64.6

Female

23

35.4

State/Territory of work

  

New South Wales

22

30.1

Northern Territory

8

11.0

Queensland

11

15.1

South Australia

5

6.8

Tasmania

8

11.0

Victoria

19

26.0

Geographic location of work

  

Metropolitan

32

43.8

Regional

17

23.3

Rural

20

27.4

Remote

4

5.5

Highest professional educational qualification

  

Non-university vocational training certificate

1

1.4

Diploma

20

27.4

Degree

32

43.8

Graduate Certificate

6

8.2

Graduate Diploma

13

17.8

Master’s Degree

1

1.4

Operational role

  

Paramedic Manager

2

2.74

Paramedic

50

68.49

Intensive Care Paramedic

14

19.18

Extended Care Paramedic

6

8.22

Flight Paramedic

1

1.37