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Table 2 Self reported use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills in real cardiac arrest situations by staff group (N = 361)

From: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; use, training and self-confidence in skills. A self-report study among hospital personnel

 

Efforts in the CPR algorithm

Profession (n)

Compression

Ventilation

Attaching defibrillator

Defibrillation

Medication

Other efforts

No CPR experience

Reg. nurses (194)

27.8 (54)

21.1 (41)

5.7 (11)

3.1 (6)

10.8 (21)

12.9 (25)

61.9 (120)

Enrolled nurses (57)

31.6 (18)

19.3 (11)

1.8 (1)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

8.8 (5)

64.9 (37)

Biomed. lab. sc. (29)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

100.0 (29)

Clerk pers. (20)

15.0 (3)

15.0 (3)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

85.0 (17)

Allied health pers.* (15)

20.0 (3)

20.0 (3)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

80.0 (12)

Midwives (13)

38.5 (5)

38.5 (5)

7.7 (1)

0.0 (0)

7.7 (1)

0.0 (0)

53.9 (7)

Physicians (8)

87.5 (7)

87.5 (7)

37.5 (3)

37.5 (3)

50.0 (4)

50.0 (4)

12.5 (1)

Others (25)

16.0 (4)

12.0 (3)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

8.0 (2)

80.0 (20)

All hospital staff (361)

26.0 (94)

20.2 (73)

4.4 (16)

2.5 (9)

7.2 (26)

10.0 (36)

67.3 (243)

  1. Values are percentages (n)
  2. * Radiographers, physiotherapists and occupational therapists