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. 2017 Jul 24;3(1):e000208. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2016-000208

Table 1.

General background characteristics and baseline CPR performance

Total BLS-ATS BLS-EMS ACLS-EMS p Value
Male, % (Nb/total Nb) 55.6 (10/18) 50.0 (3/6) 33.3 (2/6) 83.3 (5/6) N/A
CPR experience, % (Nb/total Nb) 33.3 (6/18) 16.7 (1/6) 16.7 (1/6) 66.7 (4/6) N/A
Depth, median (IQR), cm 5.7 (4.7–6.4) 5.0 (4.4–6.1) 5.4 (4.1–6.4) 6.4 (5.7–6.7) 0.10
Rate, median (IQR), cpm 117 (103–139) 114 (96–131) 112 (99–131) 138 (113–140) 0.37

Kruskal-Wallis test.

ACLS, advanced cardiovascular life support; ATS, athletic training students; BLS, basic life support; cpm, compression per min; EMS, emergency medical service.