First instrument and last instrument applied before cricothyrotomy in the CPR situation and in the no-CPR situation percentage and number (n) of airway instruments applied in the first attempt and the last attempt before cricothyrotomy during the CPR and no-CPR situations
| CPR situation | ||
| Instruments | First attempt | Last attempt |
| % (n of 40) | % (n of 39*) | |
| Face mask | 55 (22) | 20.5 (8) |
| Direct laryngoscope | 27.5 (11) | 15.4 (6) |
| Videolaryngoscope | 5 (2) | 23.1 (9) |
| Laryngeal mask | 7.5 (3) | 15.4 (6) |
| Flexible intubation endoscope | 2.5 (1) | 25.6 (10) |
| Cricothyrotomy | 2.5 (1) | 0 (0) |
| No-CPR situation | ||
| Instruments | First attempt | Last attempt |
| % (n of 40) | % (n of 40) | |
| Face mask | 62.5 (25) | 12.5 (5) |
| Laryngeal mask | 17.5 (7) | 2.5 (1) |
| Direct laryngoscope | 12.5 (5) | 35 (14) |
| Videolaryngoscope | 7.5 (3) | 37.5 (15) |
| Flexible intubation endoscope | 0 (0) | 12.5 (5) |
During the CPR scenario, 65% of the participants performed a surgical cricothyrotomy, and 35% performed a puncture cricothyrotomy; during the no-CPR situation, 58% performed a surgical cricothyrotomy, and 42% performed a puncture-based cricothyrotomy (p=0.453).
*Data were missing for one participant.
CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation.