Participant characteristics
| Characteristics | n=19 (100%) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 14 (73.7%) |
| Female | 5 (26.3%) |
| Age | |
| 30–39 | 5 (26.3%) |
| 40–49 | 5 (26.3%) |
| ≥50 | 9 (47.4%) |
| Position in the organisation | |
| Medical director | 5 (26.3%) |
| EMS manager | 5 (26.3%) |
| EMS supervisor | 9 (47.4%) |
| Education level | |
| Licentiate in medicine or higher | 5 (26.3%) |
| Master’s degree or higher | 8 (42.1%) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 4 (21.1%) |
| Other | 2 (10.5%) |
| Work includes clinical work | |
| Yes | 9 (47.4%) |
| No | 10 (52.6%) |
| Working experience in EMS | 6–36 years (mean 22.1 years) |
| Working experience in current position | <1–30 years (mean 9 years) |
| Received patient safety education | |
| Yes | 19 (100%) |
| Context where patient safety education was received | |
| International (seminars, workshops, conferences, etc) | 7 (36.8%) |
| National (seminars, workshops, conferences, etc) | 16 (84.2%) |
| Training provided by own organisation | 19 (100%) |
| Training during education (doctoral, master’s, bachelor’s, etc) | 13 (68.4%) |
EMS, emergency medical services.