Table 1.
Participants’ demographics and clinical characteristics.
| Demographics and clinical characteristics | Randomization arm | |
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Guiding Pad (n=13) | PALSa pocket cards (n=13) |
| Age in yearsb, mean (SD) | 31.2 (5.5) | 29.0 (2.2) |
| Sex (female), n (%) | 9 (69) | 10 (77) |
| Years of residency, mean (SD) | 3.7 (2.3) | 3.5 (0.9) |
| Number of basic life support providers among residents, n (%) | 13 (100) | 13 (100) |
| Number of PALS providers among residents, n (%) | 9 (69) | 11 (85) |
| Level of self-confidencec in following American Heart Association guidelines, mean (SD) | 2.9 (1.1) | 3.5 (0.7) |
| Number of residents having been enrolled in more than five resuscitations in the past, n (%) | 4 (31) | 7 (54) |
| Prior simulation-based resuscitations, mean (SD); total | 6.5 (6.2); 84 | 4.8 (3.5); 62 |
| Prior real-world cardiopulmonary resuscitations, mean (SD); total | 9.2 (21.4); 120 | 7.8 (7.3); 102 |
| Prior use of a manual defibrillator in either real-world or simulated environments, n (%) | 10 (77) | 9 (69) |
| Months since last manual-mode defibrillator use in either real-world or simulated environments, mean (SD) | 9.5 (10.2) | 13.9 (17.8) |
aPALS: pediatric advanced life support.
bThe age difference between the randomization arms was not statistically significant.
cSelf-confidence was measured on a scale of 1 (not confident) to 5 (very confident).