Table 2.

Comparison of first attempt success rates between first and second training for each task (n=16)

Scenario and skills	Training 1 Frequency of first attempt success (%)	Training 2 Frequency of first attempt success (%)	p*
Shock: 1 year old (15 kg)
Obtain supplies to place intravenous and send laboratories	72%	88%	0.19
Assemble equipment to manually deliver a 300 mL bolus of normal saline	84%	100%	0.09
Assemble and prepare equipment to initiate a dopamine infusion at 5 mcg/kg/min	88%	88%	0.94
Assemble and prepare equipment to initiate an epinephrine infusion at 0.1 mcg/kg/min	28%	59%	0.04†
Hypoglycaemia: 1 month (5 kg) and 4 years old (20 kg)
Draw up 2 mL/kg of D10W	66%	88%	0.09
Draw up 1 mL/kg of D50W	100%	100%	–
Respiratory distress: 1 year old (10 kg)
Provide bag-mask ventilation with oxygen	72%	100%	0.02†
Find Yankauer and flexible suction catheters	66%	59%	0.64
Draw up 100 mcg atropine	84%	82%	0.86
Draw up 20 mg propofol	97%	100%	0.46
Draw up 10 mg rocuronium	100%	100%	–
Obtain supplies to place a nasogastric tube	94%	100%	0.29
Ventricular fibrillation: 4 years old (20 kg)
Place bed in CPR mode, place backboard	97%	100%	0.46
Obtain supplies for intraosseus catheter	97%	100%	0.46
Obtain paediatric defibrillator pads and prepare for delivery of 40J shock	97%	100%	0.46
Draw up 0.2 mg of epinephrine	78%	88%	0.38
Draw up 20 mg of lidocaine	100%	100%	–
Draw up 100 mg of amiodarone	94%	100%	0.29
Draw up 20 meq of sodium bicarbonate	91%	82%	0.4
Draw up 400 mg of calcium chloride	100%	100%	–
Supraventricular tachycardia: 5 years old (18 kg)
Draw up 1.8 mg of adenosine and describe administration	78%	82%	0.73
Charge defibrillator for 10J synchronised cardioversion	91%	82%	0.4

*p values calculated via χ² test.

†Bold values are statistically significant. CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; J, joules; W, water.