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 collar93%
Talked to the patient upon arrival88%
Spinal immobilization86%
Stabilized the cervical spine by hand84%
Followed the ABCDE algorithm71%
Oropharyngeal airway69%
Inspection of chest68%
Assessed respiratory rate68%
Examination pelvis66%
Examination abdomen55%
Examination thorax54%
Breathing sounds49%
Assessed airway management44%
Exposure31%
Pupil reactions25%
Opened mouth for inspection21%
Assessed level of consciousness16%
Examination head13%