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Table 2 Incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation attempts per 100,000 population per year

From: Apples to apples: can differences in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest incidence and outcomes between Sweden and Ireland be explained by core Utstein variables?

 

Ireland

Sweden

Crude Incidence

Incidence per 100,000 population per year (95% CI)

 All Cases

43.1 (39.8–46.3)*

52.9 (47.7–58.1)*

 Utstein Subgroup

6.8 (6.1–7.4)

7.7 (6.5–8.9)

 EMS-witnessed

2.6 (2.0–3.1)*

8.1 (7.1–9.2)*

Adjusted Incidence

 All Cases

42.3 (39.6–45.1)*

50.7 (46.1–55.2)*

 Age Categories

Male

Female

Male

Female

 All Ages

28.7 (26.5–31.0)**

14.3 (13.1–15.5)a

35.5 (31.9–39.1)**

17.3 (15.4–19.2)a

 U18

0.7 (0.6–0.9)

0.5 (0.3–0.7)

0.7 (0.4–1.0)

0.4 (0.2–0.5)

 18–64

13.4 (12.2–14.6)

5.2 (4.6–5.8)

12.0 (10.8–13.3)

5.1 (4.4–5.8)

 65+

14.1 (13.0–15.3)**

8.4 (7.6–9.3)a

21.0 (19.2–22.8)**

11.4 (10.2–12.6)a

  1. EMS Emergency Medical Services
  2. * Higher incidence in Sweden (p < =0.05)
  3. ** Higher incidence in Swedish males than Irish males (p < =0.05);
  4. a Higher incidence in Swedish females than Irish females (p < =0.05)