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Table 4 Characteristics of cases not in cardiac arrest

From: Implementation of a dispatch-instruction protocol for cardiopulmonary resuscitation according to various abnormal breathing patterns: a population-based study

 

Total (N = 143)

Age, y, mean, (IQR)

78 (60-84)

Male sex, n (%)

72 (50.3)

Assessment on hospital arrival, n (%)

 

 Syncope

37 (25.9)

 Conscious disturbance of unknown origin

26 (18.2)

 Stroke

21 (14.7)

 Seizures

12 (8.4)

 Cardiovascular event

12 (8.4)

 Hypoxia due to respiratory event

11 (7.7)

 Other illness

7 (4.9)

 Hypo/Hyperglycemia

7 (4.9)

 Psychosis

6 (4.2)

 Acute intoxication

4 (2.8)