Participant characteristics
| Characteristic | Representation; no. (%) of participants | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Community member n = 16 | Paramedic services n = 28 | Total n = 44 | |
| Sex* | |||
| Female | 12 (75) | 11 (39) | 23 (52) |
| Male | 4 (25) | 17 (61) | 21 (48) |
| Age, yr | |||
| 20–30 | 0 (0) | 2 (7) | 2 (4) |
| 31–40 | 2 (12) | 7 (25) | 9 (20) |
| 41–50 | 1 (6) | 6 (21) | 7 (16) |
| 51–60 | 1 (6) | 9 (32) | 10 (23) |
| 61–70 | 4 (25) | 2 (7) | 6 (14) |
| ≥ 71 | 4 (25) | 0 (0) | 4 (9) |
| No response | 4 (25) | 2 (7) | 6 (14) |
| Residence | |||
| Rural† | 10 (62) | 6 (21) | 16 (36) |
| Urban‡ | 2 (12) | 20 (71) | 22 (50) |
| No response | 4 (25) | 2 (7) | 6 (14) |
| Reserve residence status | |||
| On-reserve | 11 (69) | 0 (0) | 11 (25) |
| Off-reserve | 1 (6) | 26 (93) | 27 (61) |
| No response | 4 (25) | 2 (7) | 6 (14) |
| Identifies as First Nations | |||
| Yes | 15 (94) | 6 (21) | 21 (48) |
| No | 0 (0) | 22 (79) | 22 (50) |
| No response | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| Profession§ | |||
| Paramedic | – | 9 (32) | 9 (32) |
| Physician | – | 3 (11) | 3 (11) |
| Manager | – | 6 (21) | 6 (21) |
| Policy-maker | – | 3 (11) | 3 (11) |
| Other | – | 4 (14) | 4 (14) |
| No response | – | 3 (11) | 3 (11) |
↵* Additional sex options (e.g., nonbinary) were enquired about but were not used by respondents.
↵† Defined as located 50–350 km from the nearest service centre with year-round road access.
↵‡ Defined as within 50 km of the nearest service centre with year-round road access.
↵§ Paramedic services only.