Table 1 Patient characteristics of calls attended by MSFRs compared with CFR or ambulance staff only adjusted for rurality and call time
From: Perceptions and experiences of medical student first responders: a mixed methods study
MSFRs | CFRs (adjusted) | Ambulance staff (adjusted) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Age group (years) | ||||||
19 and below | 202 | 12.04 | 195 | 11.60 | 184 | 12.29 |
20–39 | 417 | 24.85* | 264 | 15.70* | 300 | 20.04 |
40–59 | 385 | 22.94 | 337 | 20.05 | 295 | 19.71 |
60–79 | 361 | 21.51 | 437 | 26.00 | 363 | 24.25 |
80 and above | 313 | 18.65* | 448 | 26.65* | 355 | 23.71 |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 840 | 48.95 | 840 | 49.35 | 743 | 49.01 |
Female | 876 | 51.05 | 862 | 50.65 | 773 | 50.99 |
Ethnicity | ||||||
Ethnic minority | 147 | 13.61(*) | 47 | 4.06(*) | 81 | 8.35 |
Mixed | 38 | 3.52 | 14 | 1.21 | 18 | 1.86 |
White | 895 | 82.87** | 1096 | 94.73** | 871 | 89.79** |
Deprivation | ||||||
High (IMD < = 5) | 1370 | 70.65** | 1047 | 54.00** | 1175 | 60.60** |
Low (IMD > 5) | 569 | 29.35** | 892 | 46.00** | 764 | 39.40** |