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Table 1 (abstract A1). Pre and post test scores for chest compressions components (Mean±SD)

From: Selected Abstracts from the 26th Annual Meeting of the Society in Europe for Simulation Applied to Medicine

  

Pre-test

Post-test

p

Hands Positioning

(%)

MD

82.7 ± 38.3

98.8 ± 4.0

0.055

RN

87.0 ± 32.3

100.0 ± 0.0

0.034*

MSt

88.0 ± 29.9

99.8 ± 1.0

0.069

p

0.999

0.999

 

Frequency

(cpm)

MD

121.6 ± 11.4

105.5 ± 15.1

0.025*

RN

140.8 ± 21.9

107.1 ± 25.2

0.001*

MSt

98.1 ± 18.5

105.9 ± 11.0

0.114

p

<0.001*

0.999

 

Depth

(cm)

MD

4.8 ± 1.0

5.6 ± 0.6

0.049*

RN

4.7 ± 0.6

5.2 ± 0.7

0.015*

MSt

5.8 ± 0.4

5.4 ± 0.6

0.018*

p

<0.001*

0.999

 

Chest Recoil

(%)

MD

83.6 ± 34.2

67.8 ± 39.4

0.916

RN

64.8 ± 36.3

82.6 ± 31.6

0.062

MSt

56.0 ± 38.7

58.2 ± 36.1

0.359

p

0.273

0.267

 
  1. * p < 0.05, statistically significant
  2. Tests used: Kruskal-Wallis for independent samples (presented p-values adjusted by Bonferroni correction); Wilcoxon Sign Rank for paired samples, one-tailed
  3. MD – Medical Doctor (n=12); RN – Registred Nurse (17); MSt – Medical Student (n=17)