Categorisation of errors at baseline and 6-month assessments
| Error checklist (figure 2) | Baseline assessments (n=56) | Final (6 months) assessments (n=52) | P value (total errors) | ||||
| Intervention group (n=30) | Control group (n=26) | Total baseline errors (n=56) | Intervention group (n=27) | Control group (n=25) | Total final errors (n=52) | ||
| (1) Failure to lift patient up to semi-sitting or failure to log-roll? (n/%) | 1 (3.3%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.79%) | 1 (3.70%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.92%) | 0.96 |
| (2) Failure to prevent risk of accidental removal of endotracheal tube? (n/%) | 18 (60%) | 10 (38.46%) | 28 (50.0%) | 9 (33.33%) | 14 (56.0%) | 23 (44.23%) | 0.55 |
| (3) Incorrect position of suction cup? (n/%) | 6 (20.0%) | 7 (26.92%) | 13 (23.21%) | 3 (11.11%) | 5 (20.0%) | 8 (15.38%) | 0.31 |
| (4) Failure to place arms outside device? (n/%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3.85%) | 1 (1.79%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | – |
| (5) Device locked in correctly at first attempt? (n/%) | 4 (13.33%) | 5 (19.23%) | 9 (16.10%) | 3 (11.1%) | 3 (12.0%) | 6 (11.54%) | 0.50 |
| (6) Correct orientation of the M-CPR device? (n/%) | 3 (10.0%) | 2 (7.69%) | 5 (8.93%) | 5 (18.52%) | 8 (32%) | 13 (25%) | 0.03 |
| (7) Failure to press button ‘1’? (n/%) | 4 (13.33%) | 4 (15.38%) | 8 (14.29%) | 5 (18.52%) | 6 (24.0%) | 11 (21.15%) | 0.87 |
| (8) Failure to pull down suction cup? (n/%) | 5 (16.67%) | 5 (19.23) | 10 (17.86%) | 6 (22.22%) | 3 (12.0%) | 9 (17.30%) | 0.94 |
| (9) Failure to press button ‘2’? (n/%) | 2 (6.67%) | 3 (11.54%) | 5 (8.83%) | 4 (14.81%) | 10 (40%) | 14 (26.92%) | 0.01 |
| (10) Failure to press button ‘3’? (n/%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3.85%) | 1 (1.79%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (4.0%) | 1 (1.92%) | 0.96 |
| (11) Failure to place shoulder strap to prevent migration of device? (n/%) | 11 (36.67%) | 3 (11.54%) | 14 (25.0%) | 10 (37.04%) | 18 (72.0%) | 28 (53.85%) | 0.002 |
| Total | 54 | 41 | 95 | 46 | 68 | 114 | – |
M-CPR, mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation.