Research Article

CPR Guidance by an Emergency Physician via Video Call: A Simulation Study

Table 2

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation performance.

Conventional group
(48 teams)
Video call guidance group
(48 teams)
p-value

Accurate D/C shock1.00
 Yes48 (100%)48 (100%)
 No0 (0%)0 (0%)
Time to 1st defibrillation (seconds)73 (59.75~90)56 (44~74.25)<0.001
Time from last compression to defibrillation (seconds)8 (3~19)3 (2~7)<0.001
Time from defibrillation to chest compression (seconds)3 (2~4)2 (1~3)<0.001
Total CPR time (seconds)704.5 (674~740)686.5 (663~706.2)0.004
Total hands-off time (seconds)285.5 (299.75~339.0)228 (192.75~270.25)<0.001
Hands-off ratio (total hands-off time/total CPR time (seconds)0.41 (0.33~0.47)0.32 (0.27~0.38)<0.001

The values (except accurate D/C shock) are presented as the median (interquartile range).
BLS: basic life support, D/C: direct current, CPR: cardiopulmonary resuscitation.