Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the participants.
| Characteristics | Intervention group (n = 19) n (%) |
Control group (n = 19) n (%) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean ± SD, years | 36.7 ± 6.0 | 33.4 ± 5.7 | ||
| Sex | 1.000 | |||
| Male | 9 (47.4) | 10 (52.6) | ||
| Female | 10 (52.6) | 9 (47.4) | ||
| Profession | 0.195 | |||
| Nurse | 9 (47.4) | 12 (63.2) | ||
| Physician | 8 (42.1) | 7 (36.8) | ||
| Paramedic | 2 (10.5) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Experience, years | 1.000 | |||
| < 10 | 10 (52.6) | 10 (52.6) | ||
| ≥ 10 | 9 (47.4) | 9 (47.4) | ||
| BLS status | 0.714 | |||
| Instructor | 4 (21.1) | 6 (31.6) | ||
| Provider | 15 (78.9) | 13 (68.4) | ||
| Involvement in active resuscitations | ||||
| Yes | 19 (100) | 19 (100) | ||
| No | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Knowledge of CPR | ||||
| CVR in single-rescuer adult CPR | ||||
| Correct | 18 (94.7) | 18 (94.7) | ||
| Incorrect | 1 (5.3) | 1 (5.3) | ||
| CC depth | ||||
| Correct | 17 (89.5) | 19 (100) | ||
| Incorrect | 2 (10.5) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Maximal interval for pausing CC | ||||
| Correct | 19 (100) | 19 (100) | ||
| Incorrect | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Target ventilation rate during CPR | ||||
| Correct | 14 (73.7) | 14 (73.7) | ||
| Incorrect | 5 (26.3) | 5 (26.3) | ||
BLS: basic life support; CVR: compression-to-ventilation ratio; CC: chest compressions.