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. 2017 Jan 12;5:263–267. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.01.004

Table 4.

Skills Test scores at different time points.

Question Baseline (mean ± SD) Post-education (mean ± SD) 2 months (mean ± SD) 4 months (mean ± SD)
Reeducation Group
4 months (mean ± SD)
No reeducation Group
Verbalizes scene is safe (2pt) 0.1 ± 0.44 1.71 ± 0.71 1.47 ± 0.88 1.30 ± 0.93 1.76 ± 0.64
Check consciousness (2 pt) 0.3 ± 0.71 1.32 ± 0.87 1.47 ± 0.79 1.48 ± 0.73 1.53 ± 0.78
Check respiration for 5–10s (2pt) 0.35 ± 0.76 1.8 ± 0.59 1.37 ± 0.93 1.44 ± 0.86 1.53 ± 0.85
Calls for help and AED (2pt) 0.65 ± 0.48 1.68 ± 0.56 1.26 ± 0.75 1.61 ± 0.62 1.29 ± 0.75
Starts CPR within 20 s (2pt) 0.65 ± 0.94 0.83 ± 0.99 1.42 ± 0.91 1.44 ± 0.86 1.29 ± 0.96
Correct hand position (2pt) 0.75 ± 0.97 1.76 ± 0.65 1.68 ± 0.73 1.73 ± 0.64 1.41 ± 0.91
Compression depth (2pt) 0.5 ± 0.87 1.85 ± 0.52 1.84 ± 0.54 1.80 ± 0.56 1.76 ± 0.64
Compression rate (2pt) 0.85 ± 0.99 1.12 ± 0.99 1.26 + ± 0.96 1.58 ± 0.77 1.29 ± 0.96
Used AED correctly (2pt) 0.05 ± 0.31 1.41 ± 0.73 0.82 ± 0.85 1.40 ± 0.67 1.41 ± 0.77
Total score
Total score median [IQR]
4.2 ± 2.8
4 [2,6]
13.5 ± 3.2
14 [12,16]
12.6 ± 2.8
13 [10,14]
13.6 ± 2.7
14 [12,16]
13.3 ± 4.2
13 [12,17]
Time to AED shock (sec)
Time to AED shock median [IQR]
215 (only 1) 116 ± 30
111 [100,134]
100 ± 19
99 [87,110]
97 ± 37
88 [80,106]
88 ± 16
86 [75,106]