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. 2019 Apr 30;14(4):e0212080. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212080

Table 3. Descriptive analysis of fixings performed by participants during the ABCDE approach (total, airway and breathing).

N = 16 (4 lost) Mean (SD) CI Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test
Viewpoints of great importance Fixings (%) 63.36 (15.06) 55.34–71.39 Total significantly point-views
vs.
Total insignificantly point-views
(p = 0.008)
Time (%) 65.45 (17.36) 56.20–74.70
Unimportant viewpoint Fixings (%) 36.64 (15.06) 28.61–44.66
Time (%) 34.55 (17.36) 25.30–43.80
Airway
Mouth Fixings (%) 17.58 (9.78) 12.37–22.79
Time (%) 18.16 (11.11) 12.24–24.08
Time in Airway (s) 15.50 (9.17) 10.20–20.80
Breathing
Neck Fixings (%) 4.03 (3.43) 2.20–5.86
Time (%) 4.87 (5.43) 1.98–7.76
Abdomen Fixings (%) 5.81 (3.32) 4.03–7.58
Time (%) 7.72 (7.93) 3.50–11.95
Thorax Fixings (%) 9.73 (6.98) 6.01–13.44
Time (%) 9.80 (8.47) 5.29–14.32
Time in Breathing (s) 25.12 (21.12) 14.26–35.98

Fixings and time of total and each viewpoint in percentage.

Time of each total section of the ABCDE approach in seconds.