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

Table 3.

The comparison in the performance difference on two interventions by groups

FSP OFF FSP ON p Value Feedback OFF Feedback ON p Value
Depth accuracy (%)
  BLS-ATS 35.2 (16.8–85.3) 37.6 (21.9–57.8) 0.56 22.0 (7.3–36.2) 71.3 (35.4–86.5) 0.002*
  BLS-EMS 40.6 (1.9–71.2) 26.1 (6.9–56.7) 0.64 9.3 (0.4–53.2) 45.1 (18.6–69.7) 0.06
  ACLS-EMS 38.2 (3.2–79.2) 37.5 (18.9–69.7) 0.82 22.0 (4.4–59.9) 58.8 (17.6–78.8) 0.18
Depth (cm)
  BLS-ATS 5.4 (4.9–6.1) 5.1 (4.5–5.2) 0.05 4.9 (4.4–5.2) 5.4 (5.1–5.7) 0.04*
  BLS-EMS 5.8 (5.1–6.2) 5.1 (4.2–5.8) 0.16 5.4 (4.2–6.0) 5.5 (5.0–5.9) 0.49
  ACLS-EMS 6.1 (5.7–6.5) 5.6 (4.7–6.1) 0.06 6.0 (5.1–6.5) 5.8 (5.4–6.3) 0.69
Rate accuracy (%)
  BLS-ATS 45.1 (14.3–89.8) 61.5 (17.2–84.3) 0.73 38.9 (10.3–92.8) 61.3 (26.4–72.1) 0.86
  BLS-EMS 64.9 (14.3–79.3) 57.7 (39.4–85.1) 0.82 70.0 (7.4–87.5) 57.8 (50.5–70.9) 0.60
  ACLS-EMS 0.0 (0.0–71.7) 14.3 (0.1–68.2) 0.42 0.2 (0.0–76.7) 30.5 (0.0–64.2) 0.76
Rate (cpm)
  BLS-ATS 110 (100–125) 106 (100–123) 0.69 112 (97–124) 105 (100–125) 0.95
  BLS-EMS 104 (100–125) 106 (100–120) 1.00 110 (102–126) 101 (99–115) 0.17
  ACLS-EMS 137 (105–141) 130 (104–138) 0.58 136 (112–141) 126 (100–138) 0.29

Wilcoxon test, median (IQR).

FSP ON includes both FSP and FSP+feedback conditions, and FSP OFF includes both baseline and feedback conditions.

Feedback ON includes both feedback and FSP+feedback conditions, and feedback OFF includes both baseline and FSP conditions.

*p <0.05 significant.

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