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Table 2 Descriptive statistics for error rates by scenario and handbook use

From: Do cognitive aids reduce error rates in resuscitation team performance? Trial of emergency medicine protocols in simulation training (TEMPIST) in Australia

Scenario

Handbook

Number of errors

Total possible errors

Mean error rate (%)

SE of mean error rate

Number of teams

Median error rate (%)

Error rate range (%)

Neonatal

Not used

56

150

37.33

4.98

10

40.0

13.3–60.0

Used

24

165

14.54

3.21

11

13.3

0–33.3

Total

80

315

25.39

3.81

21

20.0

0–60.0

Seizures

Not used

55

165

33.33

4.11

11

40.0

6.7–53.3

Used

18

150

12.00

2.39

10

13.3

0–26.7

Total

73

315

23.17

3.36

21

20.0

0–53.3

Tricyclic

Not used

66

150

44.00

7.77

10

50.0

6.7–73.3

Used

33

165

20.00

4.21

11

26.7

0–40.0

Total

99

315

31.42

4.97

21

26.7

0–73.3

VT

Not used

62

150

41.33

3.82

10

40.0

13.3–60.0

Used

46

165

27.87

2.95

11

33.3

13.3–40.0

Total

108

315

34.28

2.77

21

40.0

13.3–60.0

Total

Not used

239

615

38.86

2.65

41

40.0

6.7–73.3

Used

121

645

18.75

1.84

43

20.0

0–40.0

Total

360

1260

28.57

1.93

84

26.7

0–73.3