Research Article

Three-Month Retention of Basic Life Support with an Automated External Defibrillator Using a Two-Stage versus Four-Stage Teaching Technique

Table 1

Baseline demographics.

Two-stage Four-stage
(n=65)(n=64)

Age (years)42 (13)40 (10)

Sex
 Female43 (66%)45 (70%)

Level of education
 Primary and lower secondary school2 (3%)1 (2%)
 Gymnasium (preuniversity)2 (3%)3 (5%)
 Craftsman3 (5%)8 (13%)
 Higher education (≤2 years)15 (23%)12 (19%)
 Higher education (2-4.5 years)27 (42%)26 (41%)
 Higher education (≥4.5 years)16 (25%)14 (22%)

Age is reported as mean (SD) and remaining variables as n (%).
Total percentage of level of education in two stages is 101 % and in four stages 102 % due to rounding