South African paramedic perspectives on prehospital palliative care

BMC Palliative Care

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of interviewees and interviewer

	Gender	Qualification	Post-Grad Experience	Areas of Experience
Interviewee #1	Male	ECP ^a	4 years	Operations: Road, HEMS ^b, Fixed Wing
Interviewee #2	Male	ECP	3 years	Operations: Road, HEMS, Fixed Wing Other: Psychology
Interviewee #3	Female	ECP	3 years	Operations: Road, HEMS, Fixed Wing, ICU ^c Ambulance
Interviewee #4	Female	ECP	6 years	Operations: Road, HEMS, Fixed Wing, ICU Ambulance Other: Nursing, Lecturing
Interviewee #5	Male	ECP	2 years	Operations: Road, ICU Ambulance
Interviewee #6	Female	ECP	3 years	Operations: Road, HEMS, ICU Ambulance
Interviewer (CG)	Male	ECP	5 years	Operations: Road, HEMS, Fixed Wing Other: Contract, Primary Health

^a ECP Emergency Care Practitioner. This equates to a 4-year bachelor’s degree in Emergency Medical Care, ^b HEMS Helicopter Emergency Service, ^c ICU Intensive Care Unit

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