Table 1.
Final year medical students: number of times each skill had been performed during their undergraduate years
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Range
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| No. (%) performed | 0 | 1-4 | 5-20 | 21-40 | >40 | Median |
| IV cannulation | 0 (0) | 11 (13) | 44 (54) | 31 (38) | 14 (17) | 5-20 |
| Venepuncture | 0 (0) | 4 (5) | 19 (23) | 29 (35) | 48 (59) | 21-40 |
| Range | ||||||
| 0 | 1-4 | 5-10 | 11-20 | >20 | ||
| Rectal examination | 5 (0) | 70 (86) | 19 (23) | 4 (5) | 2 (2) | 1-4 |
| Range | ||||||
| 0 | 1-2 | 3-10 | 11-20 | >20 | ||
| Nasogastric tube | 77 (94) | 21 (26) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 |
| Suturing | 34 (41) | 28 (34) | 29 (35) | 6 (7) | 4 (5) | 1-2 |
| Arterial blood gas | 13 (16) | 38 (46) | 33 (40) | 13 (16) | 3 (4) | 1-2 |
| Catheter | 321 (38) | 40 (49) | 25 (31) | 3 (4) | 0 (0) | 1-2 |
| Electrocardiogram | 11 (13) | 41 (50) | 26 (32) | 14 (17) | 8 (10) | 1-2 |