Table 1

Time interval since last cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training by staff group linked with confidence in skills (N = 361)


Time since last CPR training
Profession
≤ 6 months
7–12 months
13–24 months
> 24 months
No previous training
Not reported
Total

Reg. nurses
15.5 (30)
25.3 (49)
34.5 (67)
19.6 (38)
4.1 (8)
1.0 (2)
100.0 (194)
Enrolled nurses
5.3 (3)
17.5 (10)
35.1 (20)
22.8 (13)
7.0 (4)
12.3 (7)
100.0 (57)
Biomed. lab. sc.
0.0 (0)
10.3 (3)
27.6 (8)
13.8 (4)
44.8 (13)
3.5 (1)
100.0 (29)
Clerk pers.
5.0 (1)
10.0 (2)
15.0 (3)
35 (7)
30.0 (6)
10 (1)
100.0 (20)
Allied health pers.*
6.7 (1)
20 (3)
53.3 (8)
20 (3)
0.0 (0)
0.0 (0)
100.0 (15)
Midwives
0.0 (0)
7.7 (1)
0.0 (0)
53.9 (7)
23.1 (3)
15.3 (2)
100.0 (13)
Physicians
12.5 (1)
0.0 (0)
12.5 (1)
62.5 (5)
12.5 (1)
0.0 (0)
100.0 (8)
Others
12 (3)
8.0 (2)
24.0 (6)
32.0 (8)
16.0 (4)
12.0 (2)
100.0 (25)
Total
10.8 (39)
19.4 (70)
31.3 (113)
23.5 (85)
10.8 (39)
4.2 (15)
100.0 (361)

Self-confidence**
4.5
5.1
4.6
4.0
2.4
2.6
4.2

Values are percentages (n)

* Radiographers, physiotherapists and occupational therapists

**Values are means reported on a 7-point scale (see methods)

Hopstock Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2008 16:18   doi:10.1186/1757-7241-16-18

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