Table 4

Percent of success in learning the skills taught

Number

Percentage of success

Mean age

Mean BMI

Percentage of failure

Mean age

Mean BMI

Call ambulance

151

95%

13.5

19.2

5%

12.8

20.1

Check vitals signs

151

85%

13.7

19.6

15%

12.9

18.4

Recovery position, head tilt

151

70%

13.6

19.1

30%

13.6

20

AED

147

93%

13.6

19.4

7%

12.9

17.6

The number of students tested for the specific category as listed, the % of students who performed the task correctly, the mean age and the mean body mass index (BMI) of students performing the task correctly in relation to those who did not.

AED = automatic external defibrillators.

Fleischhackl et al. Critical Care 2009 13:R127   doi:10.1186/cc7984