Study characteristics | Population characteristics | ||||||
No of patients (N=) | Country | Training | Experience | Age | Trauma mechanism (%) | Incidence of fractures (%) | |
Weinberg36 | 21 | USA | 1 hour | NR | Median 13 y | NR | 10 |
Riera37 | 40 | USA | NR | 1 mo to 10 y | Median 2 y (2 mo to 17 y) | NR | 15 |
Parri35 | 55 | Italy | 1 hour | 16 hours | Mean 5 y (2 mo to 14 y) | Fall (71) | 64 |
Rabiner38 | 69 | USA | 1 hour | variable | Mean 7 y (7 days to 21 y) | NR | 12 |
Choi39 | 87 | South Korea | 1 hour | variable | Mean 21 mo (2 mo to 48 mo) | Fall <0.9 m (67) | 15 |
Parri40 | 115 | Italy, USA | Two videos and skills | variable | Mean 8 mo (SD 6) | Fall from elevation (75) | 77 |
Masaeli34 | 538 | Iran | Theory and skills workshop | NR | Mean 6 y (SD 5, range 0–18 y) | Fall (44), motor vehicle accidents (15), other (41) | 14 |
mo, months; NR, not reported; y, year.