Table 3 Measures of sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of breathing and radial pulse.

From: Accuracy of breathing and radial pulse assessment by non-medical persons: an observational cross-sectional study

 

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

Accuracy (%)

Breathing

(95% CI)

97.5a

(95.2–98.9)

92.0c

(84.8–96.5)

96.2

(93.9–97.8)

Radial pulse

(95% CI)

99.1b

(97.5–99.8)

56.8d

(44.7–68.2)

91.7

(88.7–94.2)

  1. aProportion of times the participants accurately stated that breathing was 316 of 324.
  2. bProportion of times the participants accurately stated that radial pulse was 347 of 379.
  3. cProportion of times the participants accurately stated that no breathing was 92 of 100.
  4. dProportion of times the participants accurately stated that no radial pulse was 42 of 45.
  5. CI confidence interval.
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