Barriers to recognition of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest during emergency medical calls: a qualitative inductive thematic analysis

Table 2 Characteristics for emergency calls concerning recognised OHCA

Patient no.	Patient age	Patient gender	Caller's relation to patient	Caller' s proximity to patient	Response	Emergency physician treatment
1	40	Female	Spouse	With patient	A1	Resuscitation success
2	47	Male	Friend	With patient	A1	Resuscitation success
3	64	Female	Son in law	With patient	A1	No treatment
4	74	Male	Nursing home staff^a	With patient	A1	Resuscitation success
5	75	Male	Spouse	Near patient	A1	Resuscitation success
6	81	Male	Spouse	With patient	A1	Resuscitation failed
7	83	Female	Nurse^a	With patient	A1	No treatment
8	84	Male	Nursing home staff^a	With patient	A1	No treatment

Patients: 5 male, 3 female, median age 74 years (40-84); caller: 3 healthcare professionals^a, and 5 non-healthcare professionals. With patient: The caller can see the patient. Near patient: The caller cannot see the patient, but communicate with person with a person together with the patient . Resuscitation success: CPR successful. Resuscitation failed: CPR attempted, but unsuccessful. No treatment: CPR not attempted. A1 = Mobile Critical Care Unit and ambulance staffed with paramedic

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