Table 3.
Subgroup analysis based on education of responders regarding knowledge and training on the diagnosis and management of medical emergencies.
| Questions | Answers (grouped according to respondent degree) |
p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (with and without specialty or aptitude test) | Dentistry (with and without further dental specialty) | ||
| In relation to the diagnosis and clinical management of medical emergencies, indicate your degree of satisfaction on a scale from 1 (absolutely dissatisfied) to 10 (perfectly satisfied) about the university training received | |||
| Total, n | 1840 | 4978 | |
| Low level of satisfaction (1,2,3,4), n (%) | 459 (24.9) | 1361 (27.3) | |
| Medium level (5,6,7), n (%) | 859 (46.7) | 2567 (51.6) | <0.01 |
| High level (8,9,10), n (%) | 522 (28.4) | 1050 (21.1) | |
| Did you carry out practical cardio-pulmonary resuscitation exercises during your university training? | |||
| Total, n | 1840 | 4978 | |
| Yes, n (%) | 662 (36.0) | 2348 (47.2) | <0.01 |
| No, n (%) | 1178 (64.0) | 2630 (52.8) | |
| Have you ever taken postgraduate updating courses on medical emergency management in the dental practice? | |||
| Total, n | 1840 | 4978 | |
| Yes, n (%) | 1495 (81.3) | 3477 (69.9) | <0.01 |
| No, n (%) | 345 (18.7) | 1501 (30.1) | |
Legend: * Fisher's exact test.