Research Article
Ambulance Nurses’ Competence and Perception of Competence in Prehospital Trauma Care
Table 2
The proportion of participants who performed specific assessments and care actions during the simulation.
| | Care actions | % |
| | Applied cervical collar | 93% | | Talked to the patient upon arrival | 88% | | Spinal immobilization | 86% | | Stabilized the cervical spine by hand | 84% | | Followed the ABCDE algorithm | 71% | | Oropharyngeal airway | 69% | | Inspection of chest | 68% | | Assessed respiratory rate | 68% | | Examination pelvis | 66% | | Examination abdomen | 55% | | Examination thorax | 54% | | Breathing sounds | 49% | | Assessed airway management | 44% | | Exposure | 31% | | Pupil reactions | 25% | | Opened mouth for inspection | 21% | | Assessed level of consciousness | 16% | | Examination head | 13% |
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