Table 4 Subjective satisfaction and physical burden (BORG scale) when using the various mCPR devices; p-values from the Kruskal-Wallis tests for each category
Satisfaction when carrying (without turntable ladder operator) | Satisfaction when loading/unloading ambulance (without turntable ladder operator) | Satisfaction when using the turntable ladder (all) | Overall satisfaction (without turntable ladder operator) | Physical burden (BORG scale; without turntable ladder operator) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
animax mono | 3.5 (IQR 4) | 5.0 (IQR 4) | 4.0 (IQR 8) | 5.0 (IQR 5) | 4.5 (IQR 3) |
AutoPulse | 9.0 (IQR 2) | 9.0 (IQR 2) | 10.0 (IQR 2) | 9.0 (IQR 1) | 4.0 (IQR 3) |
corpuls cpr | 9.5 (IQR 2) | 9.0 (IQR 1) | 9.0 (IQR 2) | 9.0 (IQR 1) | 4.0 (IQR 3) |
LUCAS 2 | 9.0 (IQR 3) | 10.0 (IQR 2) | 10.0 (IQR 1) | 9.5 (IQR 2) | 4.0 (IQR 2) |
p-value (Kuskal-Wallis test) | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.010 | 0.001 | 0.754 |