Change in self-assessed confidence scores before and after training
| Confidence-related questions (range 1–5) | Mean per cent increase in scores pretraining and post-training | ||||
| Trained on swine model | Trained on inanimate manikin model | Comparing per cent increase in scores swine versus manikin training | |||
| Mean baseline score | Percent increase in scores from baseline | Mean baseline score | Percent increase in scores from baseline | ||
| (n=24) | (n=24) | (n=24) | (n=24) | P value | |
| Identifying ‘partial upper airway obstruction’ | 2.3 | 23.9%±49.7 | 2.4 | 24.3%±46.3 | 0.74 |
| Managing a patient with ‘partial upper airway obstruction’ | 1.7 | 50.7%±61.4 | 2.0 | 35.7%±61.4 | 0.40 |
| Identifying ‘complete upper airway obstruction’ in a patient | 2.0 | 36.1%±62.5 | 2.0 | 29.9%±60.5 | 0.71 |
| Securing an airway in patient with ‘complete upper airway obstruction’ using non-surgical methods (ie, endotracheal intubation) | 1.7 | 52.1%±74.42 | 2.0 | 18.4%±35.2 | 0.13 |
| Securing an airway in patient with ‘complete upper airway obstruction’ with cricothyroidotomy | 1.3 | 115.3%±81.3 | 1.5 | 116.0%±92.3 | 0.72 |
Comparing swine versus manikin training models.