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

Table 4 Themes and sub-themes regarding factors affecting dispatcher's recognition of OHCA during emergency calls

Themes	Sub-themes	Embedded theme
Caller's physical distance	Caller near the patient	Caller assesses the patient
Caller's physical distance	Caller not near the patient
Caller's emotional distance	Keeping calm
Caller's emotional distance	Losing control
Caller is a healthcare professional	Responsibility is handed over to the caller
Caller is a healthcare professional	Caller assumes responsibility

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