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Table 1 Characteristics of all participants categorized by occupations

From: The CPR outcomes of online medical video instruction versus on-scene medical instruction using simulated cardiac arrest stations

Factors

Physicians n = 14

Nurses n = 14

EMT n = 28

Mean age ± SD, years

27.64 ± 2.56

30.64 ± 4.29

29.68 ± 7.013

Age range, years

25–34

26–39

20–49

Gender

   

 Male

7 (50)

6 (42.9)

23 (82.1)

Experiences in ambulance, years

   

  < 1 year

6 (42.8)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 1–3 years

3 (21.4)

2 (14.3)

8 (28.6)

  > 3 years

1 (7.1)

9 (64.3)

15 (53.6)

 Not answered

4 (28.6)

3 (21.4)

5 (17.9)

ACLS certified, years

   

  < 1 year

6 (42.8)

2 (14.3)

5 (17.9)

 1–3 years

4 (28.6)

6 (42.9)

10 (35.7)

  > 3 years

1 (7.1)

3 (21.4)

3 (10.7)

 Not answered

3 (21.4)

3 (21.4)

10 (35.7)

BLS certified, years

   

  < 1 year

6 (42.8)

1 (7.1)

3 (10.7)

 1–3 years

1 (7.1)

3 (21.4)

12 (42.9)

  > 3 years

2 (14.3)

4 (28.6)

3 (10.7)

 Not answered

5 (35.7)

6 (42.9)

10 (35.7)

Experiences in CPR, year

   

  < 1 year

3 (21.4)

4 (28.6)

5 (17.9)

 1–3 years

4 (28.6)

1 (7.1)

4 (14.3)

  > 3 years

3 (21.4)

5 (35.7)

9 (32.1)

 Not answered

4 (28.6)

4 (28.6)

10 (35.7)

EMT certified, years

NA

NA

 

  < 1 year

  

2 (7.1)

 1–3 years

  

6 (21.4)

  > 3 years

  

3 (10.7)

 Not answered

  

17 (60.7)

  1. Note. Data presented as numbers (percentage) unless indicated otherwise; EMT emergency medicine technician, ACLS advanced cardiac life support, BLS basic cardiac life support, CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation, NA not available