Table 2.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills assessment after training
| CPR Characteristics | Initial Skills Testing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous Chest Compression CPR n = 204 | Standard CPR n = 192a | p | |
| Mean compression rate (n/min) | 87 ± 25 | 93 ± 25 | .02 |
| Mean compression depth (mm) | 34 ± 12 | 35 ± 12 | .26 |
| Total hands-off time (secs) | 16 ± 19 | 55 ± 16 | <.01 |
| Mean ventilations per minute | n/a | 5 ± 7 | n/a |
CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; n/a, not applicable. All values are shown ± SD. Some subject CPR data was excluded due to technical recording difficulties:
a
n = 10. p values represent a comparison between the continuous chest compression and standard CPR groups.