Research Article
Three-Month Retention of Basic Life Support with an Automated External Defibrillator Using a Two-Stage versus Four-Stage Teaching Technique
Table 2
BLS/AED skills performed adequately.
| | Two-stage | Four-stage | P-value | (n=65) | (n=64) |
| Skills | | | |
| BLS | | | | Ensure safety | 60 (92%) | 48 (75%) | 0.015 | Checks for responsiveness | 56 (86%) | 59 (92%) | 0.41 | Shout for help | 62 (95%) | 63 (98%) | 0.62 | Initial airway opening | 40 (62%) | 42 (66%) | 0.76 | Initial breathing check | 34 (52%) | 40 (63%) | 0.32 | Call for help | 61 (94%) | 61 (95%) | 0.98 | Adequately chest compression | 38 (57%) | 43 (67%) | 0.40 | Adequately rescue breaths | 49 (75%) | 48 (75%) | 0.88 | Perform CPR (30:2) without interruptions | 63 (97%) | 57 (89%) | 0.16 | Sequence in order | 29 (45%) | 29 (45%) | 0.92 |
| AED | | | | Check if cardiac arrest | 32 (49%) | 39 (61%) | 0.25 | Switch on AED | 65 (100%) | 64 (100%) | - | Attach pads correctly | 57 (88%) | 60 (94%) | 0.38 | Safe AED analysis | 42 (55%) | 39 (61%) | 0.80 | Safety shock | 55 (85%) | 56 (88%) | 0.83 | Follow AED instructions | 65 (100%) | 64 (100%) | - | Perform CPR (30:2) without interruptions | 59 (91%) | 62 (97%) | 0.28 |
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Individual skills are presented as n(%).
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