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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