Research Article
Workplace Violence: A Survey of Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Services Professionals
Table 3
Multivariable logistic regression model evaluating EMT characteristics associated with the experience of violence.
| | Variable | Cursed/threatened
OR (95% CI) | Spat upon
OR (95% CI) | Punched/slapped/scratched
OR (95% CI) | Stabbed/attempted stabbing
OR (95% CI) | Shot/attempted
shooting OR (95% CI) | Serious violence†
OR (95% CI) |
| | EMT gender | | | | | | | | Male | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Female | 0.65 (0.44–0.96 | 1.13 (0.77–1.65) | 0.71 (0.49–1.03) | 0.27 (0.09–0.75 | 1.10 (0.46–2.64) | 0.72 (0.34–1.54) | | Community size | | | | | | | | Urban (>150,000) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Other (≤149,999) | 0.53 (0.32–0.89 | 0.51 (0.34–0.76 | 0.65 (0.43–0.96 | 0.21 (0.10–0.46 | 0.32 (0.13–0.78 | 0.26 (0.14–0.50 | | Level of EMT practice | | | | | | | | Paramedic | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | | EMT-basic | 0.17 (0.11–0.27 | 0.30 (0.21–0.43 | 0.31 (0.22–0.44 | 0.36 (0.13–1.05) | 0.63 (0.23–1.69) | 0.52 (0.24–1.10) | | Type of service | | | | | | | | Non-fire-based | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Fire-based | 1.00 (0.66–1.51) | 1.35 (0.93–1.95) | 0.88 (0.60–1.28) | 1.03 (0.50–2.10) | 1.07 (0.49–2.34) | 1.04 (0.55–1.95) | | Type of EMS work | | | | | | | | Not all calls emergency related | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | | All calls emergency related | 0.76 (0.51–1.12) | 0.78 (0.54–1.13) | 0.61 (0.43–0.87 | 0.58 (0.28–1.17) | 0.42 (0.20–0.86 | 0.42 (0.23–0.77 | | EMT experience (years) | 1.08 (1.04–1.12 | 1.10 (1.06–1.13 | 1.07 (1.01–1.10 | 1.08 (1.01–1.14 | 1.11 (1.04–1.18 | 1.11 (0.23–0.77 |
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Respondents who reported being stabbed/attempted stabbing and/or being shot/attempted shooting.
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