Effects of introducing a voluntary virtual patient module to a basic life support with an automated external defibrillator course: a randomised trial

Table 1 Usage of virtual patient cases by students from the experimental group

Case	Virtual patient	Time	t/card	Score	Cmp
VP1	60-year old male patient loses consciousness in supermarket	17.7	1.77	77%	91%
VP1	Learning Objectives: Recognition of the emergency and calling for help. Recovery position.	17.7	1.77	77%	91%
VP2	Sudden loss of consciousness of a 67-year old female patient	12.8	1.60	79%	82%
VP2	Learning Objectives: Management of the airway. Acute airway obstruction-manual thrusts. Artificial ventilation.	12.8	1.60	79%	82%
VP3	50-year old male patient unconscious	15.6	1.73	73%	77%
VP3	Learning Objectives: BLS algorithm. Chest compression and ventilation.	15.6	1.73	73%	77%
VP4	65-year old male patient loses consciousness in cinema	19.8	1.10	85%	70%
VP4	Learning Objectives: Automated External Defibrillation.	19.8	1.10	85%	70%
VP5	4-year old girl loses consciousness after choking	14.5	0.91	77%	68%
VP5	Learning Objectives:BLS-AED in children.	14.5	0.91	77%	68%
VP6	Resuscitation of a newborn	10.3	0.94	52%	62%
VP6	Learning Objectives: Resuscitation of newborns.	10.3	0.94	52%	62%

Time – Time in minutes spent on average by one student for that virtual patient.
t/card – Time in minutes spent on average by one student on one screen card of the virtual patient.
Score – Average score (in percentage) obtained by one student in that virtual patient.
Cmp – Average percentage of screen cards viewed by a student.

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