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| Gender: | n (%) |
| Male | 69 (69%) |
| Female | 31 (31%) |
| Level of qualification: | n (%) |
| Basic Life Support (BLS)a | 20 (20%) |
| Intermediate Life Support (ILS)b | 48 (48%) |
| Advanced Life Support (ALS)c | 32 (32%) |
| Region of employment: | n (%) |
| Cape Town Metropolitan | 29 (29%) |
| Cape Winelands District | 8 (8%) |
| Central Karoo District | 8 (8%) |
| Eden District | 41 (41%) |
| Overberg District | 8 (8%) |
| West Coast District | 6 (6%) |
| Years’ experience (range): | n (%) |
| 0–10 Years | 60 (60%) |
| 11–20 Years | 32 (32%) |
| 21–30 Years | 8 (8%) |
| Current role within EMS | n (%) |
| Operational Emergency Care Provider | 85 (85%) |
| Otherd | 15 (15%) |
| Continuing medical education on acute pain assessment and management received in the last 2 years | n (%) |
| Yes | 54 (54%) |
| No | 46 (46%) |
| Sector of employment: | n (%) |
| Public/Government Sector | 93 (93%) |
| Private Sector | 7 (7%) |
| Age groups: | n (%) |
| 21–30 Years | 38 (38%) |
| 31–40 Years | 40 (40%) |
| 41–50 Years | 19 (19%) |
| 51–60 Years | 3 (3%) |
- Footnote: a Include the Basic Ambulance Assistant (BAA) qualification, b Include the Ambulance Emergency Assistant (AEA) qualification, c Include the following qualifications: Emergency Care Technician (ECT), Critical Care Assistant (CCA) paramedic, National Diploma in Emergency Medical Care (NDEMC) paramedic, Emergency Care Practitioner (ECP), d Include the following roles: Supervisor/Manager, Higher education, Rescue, CQI/Patient safety, Emergency Medical Care Student and Emergency Medical Services Volunteer
