Table 2.
Self reported use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills in real cardiac arrest situations by staff group (N = 361)
| Efforts in the CPR algorithm | |||||||
| Profession (n) | Compression | Ventilation | Attaching defibrillator | Defibrillation | Medication | Other efforts | No CPR experience |
| Reg. nurses (194) | 27.8 (54) | 21.1 (41) | 5.7 (11) | 3.1 (6) | 10.8 (21) | 12.9 (25) | 61.9 (120) |
| Enrolled nurses (57) | 31.6 (18) | 19.3 (11) | 1.8 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 8.8 (5) | 64.9 (37) |
| Biomed. lab. sc. (29) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 100.0 (29) |
| Clerk pers. (20) | 15.0 (3) | 15.0 (3) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 85.0 (17) |
| Allied health pers.* (15) | 20.0 (3) | 20.0 (3) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 80.0 (12) |
| Midwives (13) | 38.5 (5) | 38.5 (5) | 7.7 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 7.7 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 53.9 (7) |
| Physicians (8) | 87.5 (7) | 87.5 (7) | 37.5 (3) | 37.5 (3) | 50.0 (4) | 50.0 (4) | 12.5 (1) |
| Others (25) | 16.0 (4) | 12.0 (3) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 8.0 (2) | 80.0 (20) |
| All hospital staff (361) | 26.0 (94) | 20.2 (73) | 4.4 (16) | 2.5 (9) | 7.2 (26) | 10.0 (36) | 67.3 (243) |
Values are percentages (n)
* Radiographers, physiotherapists and occupational therapists