Table 4.
Without the cognitive aid both groups would have performed equally
| Cognitive Aid (n = 8) Debriefing | No Cognitive Aid (n = 10) Scenario | |
|---|---|---|
| From memory alone | From memory alone | |
| • Calls for help early | 8 (100.0) | 8 (80.0) |
| • Gives patient oxygen | 7 (87.5) | 7 (70.0) |
| • Gives patient i.v. opioids (fentanyl or morphine) | 8 (100.0) | 9 (90.0) |
| • Obtains 12-lead ECG as soon as possible | 8 (100.0) | 8 (80.0) |
| • Takes or orders blood sampling for troponin | 5 (62.5) | 8 (80.0) |
| • Transfer to cardiac lab has highest treatment priority | 6 (75.0) | 8 (80.0) |
| • Informs surgeon | 8 (100) | 10 (100.0) |
| • Considers or gives aspirin i.v. | 8 (100.0) | 8 (80.0) |
| • Considers or gives unfractionated heparin i.v. | 8 (100.0) | 9 (90.0) |
| • Considers or gives i.v. metoprolol | 3 (37.5) | 1 (10.0) |
| • Considers or gives i.v. nitrates | 5 (62.5) | 4 (40.0) |
| • Checks Hb and considers transfusion | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| • Participant considers: Does surgeon consent to treatment? | 8 (100.0) | 9 (90.0) |
| • Participant considers: Epidural-/spinal anaesthesia as contraindication? | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| • Participant knows phone number of cath lab | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Abbreviations: CA cognitive aid
Data in column 2 (Cognitive Aid) were collected during debriefing, where participants declared whether a task had been performed or considered from memory alone or in response to an item of the cognitive aid. Frequencies in column 3 (No Cognitive Aid) describe task performance during the scenario
Values are number of teams (%)