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Table 3 CPR-Quality

From: Potential to enhance telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation with improved instructions - findings from a simulation-based manikin study with lay rescuers

Time

Check for breathing instruction

 

Original wording

Head tilt-chin lift instruction

MV ± SD

Percentage %, (n)

MV ± SD

Percentage %, (n)

p-value

Initial

Original n = 14

Specified n = 27

Compression rate (bpm)

86.8 ± 15.8

 

102.4 ± 14.5

 

0.12

Compression depth (mm)

46.8 ± 12.9

 

53.4 ± 11.6

 

0.019

Correct chest release (n)

 

57.1% (8)

 

33.3% (9)

0.189

Correct hand position (n)

 

92.9% (13)

 

88.9% (24)

1.00

0 – 1 Min

Original n = 14

Specified n = 22

Compression rate (bpm)

87.4 ± 19.0

 

101.6 ± 13.6

 

0.089

Compression depth (mm)

47.0 ± 13.0

 

54.1 ± 11.6

 

0.017

Correct chest release (n)

 

71.4% (10)

 

45.5% (10)

0.176

Correct hand position (n)

 

92.9% (13)

 

86.4% (19)

1.00

1 – 2 Min

Original n = 12

Specified n = 13

Compression rate (bpm)

97.3 ± 19.6

 

107.2 ± 17.6

 

0.406

Compression depth (mm)

45.9 ± 13.6

 

54.0 ± 11.6

 

0.046

Correct chest release (n)

 

66.7% (8)

 

38.5% (5)

0.238

Correct hand position (n)

 

91.7% (11)

 

84.6% (11)

1.00

2 – 3 Min

Original n = 10

Specified n = 4

Compression rate (bpm)

95.8 ± 21.8

 

117.7 ± 19.4

 

0.142

Compression depth (mm)

46.0 ± 9.6

 

55.7 ± 7.7

 

0.142

Correct chest release (n)

 

60.0% (6)

 

50.0% (2)

1.00

Correct hand position (n)

 

90.0% (9)

 

100.0% (4)

1.00

Total

Original n = 14

Specified n = 27

Compression rate (bpm)

91.5 ± 17.2

 

103.1 ± 14.0

 

0.135

Compression depth (mm)

46.7 ± 12.6

 

53.1 ± 11.4

 

0.030

Correct chest release (n)

 

79.7%

 

60.7%

0.185

Correct hand position (n)

 

91.0%

 

87.0%

0.946