Table 2 Harm to patients and fear of consequences of harm
From: Gender-sensitive considerations of prehospital teamwork in critical situations
Female | Male | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
“Have you ever caused harm to a patient?” | |||
No | 34.3% (44) | 27.1% (159) | 0.09 |
Yes, harm unknown | 15.6% (20) | 16.8% (98) | 0.76 |
Yes, short-term harm | 46.8% (60) | 57.6% (338) | 0.02 |
Yes, medium-term harm | 5.4% (7) | 6.9% (40) | 0.57 |
Yes, long-term harm | 4.6% (6) | 5.8% (34) | 0.61 |
“How great are your fears of legal, employment, or civil sanctions if a patient were harmed as a result of your work?” | |||
Great fear of short-term harm | 78.9% (101) | 85.1% (499) | 0.08 |
Great fear of medium-term harm | 42.9% (55) | 50.5% (296) | 0.12 |
Great fear of long-term harm | 20.3% (26) | 23.5% (138) | 0.43 |
Why wouldn’t you be open about mistakes? | |||
Fear of legal sanctions | 48.4% (62) | 44.9% (263) | 0.46 |
Fear of employment law sanctions | 42.1% (54) | 40.8% (239) | 0.77 |
Shame in front of colleagues and superiors | 52.6% (67) | 31.7% (186) | < 0.01 |
No appreciation from colleagues for admission of mistake | 44.2% (57) | 37.5% (220) | 0.14 |
Errors or similar are not an issue for me | 5.3% (7) | 5.8% (34) | 0.88 |
Shame and the subject do not interest me | 3.2% (4) | 15.2% (89) | < 0.01 |