Table 2.
Completion Time of Study Tasks
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| Task | N | Median (IQR) | N | Median (IQR) | N | Median (IQR) | N | Median (IQR) | N | Median (IQR) | P-value |
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| Bag-mask ventilation | 34 | 15.5 (12–21) | 19 | 14 (11–20) | 15 | 16 (13–22) | 19 | −1 (−4–2) | 15 | 0 (−2–3) | 0.3073 |
| Endotracheal intubation – Chest rise | 34 | 34 (25–43) | 19 | 34 (31–42) | 15 | 35 (31–43) | 19 | 1 (−9–10) | 15 | −4 (−8–19) | 0.2876 |
| Endotracheal intubation – Glottic passage* | 20 | 18 (11–20.5) | 12 | 12 (9–17) | 9 | 12 (11–15) | 11 | −2 (−10–4) | 9 | −6 (−9−−2) | 0.6613 |
| Manual defibrillation | 34 | 40.5 (35–48) | 19 | 38 (32–52) | 15 | 41 (37–52) | 19 | 0 (−5–6) | 15 | 2 (−10–8) | 0.7258 |
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| Bag-mask ventilation | 31 | 18 (16–21) | 16 | 17 (15–18.5) | 15 | 20 (18–23) | 16 | −0.5 (−2.5–4) | 15 | 0 (−3–4) | 0.9556 |
| Manual defibrillation | 31 | 30 (25–43) | 16 | 28 (25–36.5) | 15 | 29 (25–48) | 16 | −3.5 (−7.5−−1) | 15 | 2 (−1–8) | 0.0026 |
| Intravascular catheter placement | 31 | 79 (62–100) | 16 | 82.5 (73.5–100.5) | 15 | 127 (89–160) | 16 | 5.5 (−4.5–24) | 15 | 42 (19–82) | 0.0081 |
| Fluid bolus (Push/Pull) | 31 | 132 (101–196) | 16 | 123 (102.5–187) | 15 | 118 (102–260) | 16 | 2.5 (−15–29.5) | 15 | −2 (−17–10) | 0.8551 |
Only assessed at one site. One participant’s completion time at baseline was missing.
P-value was computed using two-sample median test.
IQR=interquartile range; MD=medical doctor; RN=registered nurse.