Topic | Test | Age (p values) | Sex (p values) | Prior training (p values) | |||
Theoretical knowledge | Practical skills | Theoretical knowledge | Practical skills | Theoretical knowledge | Practical skills | ||
Call the correct ambulance number | Pre-test | <0.001* | <0.001* | 0.555 | 0.852 | 0.015‡ | 0.023‡ |
Post-test | 0.092 | 0.075 | 0.459 | 0.947 | 0.873 | 0.476 | |
4 months after test | 0.123 | 0.224 | 0.416 | 0.803 | 0.203 | 0.171 | |
Correct assessment of breathing | Pre-test | <0.001* | <0.001† | 0.918 | 0.413 | 0.488 | 0.582 |
Post-test | 0.163 | 0.392 | 0.746 | 0.252 | 0.899 | 0.863 | |
4 months after test | 0.421 | 0.376 | 0.095 | 0.733 | 0.120 | 0.773 | |
Correct recovery position | Pre-test | 0.03* | <0.001† | 0.122 | 0.478 | 0.927 | 0.384 |
Post-test | 0.206 | 0.374 | 0.062 | 0.692 | 0.482 | 0.402 | |
4 months after test | 0.708 | 0.289 | 0.991 | 0.127 | 0.644 | 0.902 | |
Automated external defibrillator (AED) | Pre-test | <0.001† | <0.001* | 0.067 | 0.567 | 0.122 | 0.915 |
Post-test | <0.001† | 0.432 | 0.107 | 0.786 | 0.382 | 0.634 | |
4 months after test | <0.001† | <0.001* | 0.997 | 0.385 | 0.292 | 0.701 | |
Manage severe bleeding | Pre-test | <0.001* | <0.001* | 0.466 | 0.312 | 0.041‡ | 0.121 |
Post-test | 0.211 | 0.444 | 0.947 | 0.274 | 0.245 | 0.700 | |
4 months after test | 0.158 | 0.137 | 0.205 | 0.285 | 0.312 | 0.302 |
Sex and prior training were compared with correct answers using the χ2 test. Ages were compared with correct answers using ANOVA and t-test.
*Statistically significant difference between 7–8-year-olds and older children (ANOVA and t-test).
†Statistically significant difference between 13–14-year-olds and younger children (ANOVA and t-test).
‡Statistically significant difference between children with and without prior training (χ2 test).