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Table 2 Number of 'critical' errors and omissions assessed within each station

From: Towards a Formative Assessment of Classroom Competencies (FACCs) for postgraduate medical trainees

Criticals (%) obtained within each station

Station (max no. of criticals obtainable)

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Defibrillation (18)

27.8

32.1

22.8

9.5

1.9

1.9

1.0

0.0

0.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

ECG (11)

77.4

11.3

2.8

2.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Arterial Blood (7)

34.0

38.7

20.8

5.7

0.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

*

*

*

*

Male Catheter (7)

83.0

10.4

3.8

1.9

0.0

0.0

0.9

0.0

*

*

*

*

IVC (6)

58.5

32.1

8.5

0.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

*

*

*

*

*

Venepuncture (5)

95.3

4.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

NG Tube (5)

84.0

14.2

1.0

1.0

0.0

0.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

  1. (Station criticals) and the performance of all candidates (n = 106) expressed as a percentage of possible criticals for each of the 7 stations.