Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients in final analysis
Variable | n=671 (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 475(70.8) |
Female | 196(29.2) |
Shockable rhythm | 211(31.4) |
Age (median) | 66(IQR56-78) |
Location of arrest | |
Home | 398(59.3) |
Public | 152(22.7) |
Health care emergency | 16(2.4) |
Extented care facility | 63(9.4) |
Ambulance | 41(6.1) |
Data missing | 1(0.1) |
Municipality | |
Urban | 410(61.1) |
Semi urban | 106(15.8) |
Rural | 155(23.1) |
Presumed etiology | |
Cardiac | 361(53.8) |
Unknown | 156(23.2) |
Hypoxia | 62(9.2) |
Submersion | 24(3.6) |
Exsanguination | 15(2.2) |
Trauma | 10(1.5) |
Intoxication | 8(1.2) |
Electrocution | 3(0.4) |
Hypothermia | 2(0.3) |
Other | 26(3.9) |
Data missing | 4(0.6) |
Witnessed | |
By close relative/layperson | 459(68.4) |
By EMS | 140(20.9) |
Not witnessed | 60(8.9) |
Data missing | 12(1.8) |
Adrenalin given during CPR | 488(72.7) |