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
Female
43 (66%)
45 (70%)
Level of education
Primary and lower secondary school
2 (3%)
1 (2%)
Gymnasium (preuniversity)
2 (3%)
3 (5%)
Craftsman
3 (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