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Table 2 Education, experience and equipment in general practice clinics

From: Direct mail improves knowledge of basic life support guidelines in general practice: a randomised study

 

Control (n=252)

Direct-mail (n=216)

P-value

Familiar with the ERC Guidelines for Resuscitation 2010

176 (69.8%)

189 (87.5%)

<0.001

Stay updated on changes in BLS recommendations

199 (79.0%)

164 (75.9%)

0.44

BLS course within the last 5 years

186 (73.8%)

164 (75.9%)

0.67

Has performed resuscitation in their clinic

95 (37.7%)

89 (41.2%)

0.45

Number of resuscitation attempts performed by general practitioner in their clinic

2 [1; 2]

2 [1; 2]

0.81

Automated external defibrillator available in their clinic

92 (36.5%)

56 (25.9%)

0.02

Ventilation equipment available in their clinic

240 (95.2%)

208 (96.3%)

0.65

  1. The table show counts and proportion of general practitioners with recent education, experience and access to equipment in their clinics. Number of resuscitation attempts is presented as median and interquartile range. BLS: Basic Life Support, ERC: European Resuscitation Council.