Table 1 Emergency call and mission characteristics
True cardiac arrest | Non-cardiac arrest | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 51 | n = 29 | ||
Trigger words | |||
Total, n (%) | 194 (67) | 97 (33) | |
Median (IQR) | 3 (2–5) | 3 (2–5) | 0.369 |
Time of OHCA suspicion, n = (%) | |||
Initial reason for dispatch | 15 (29) | 6 (21) | 0.440 |
EMS en route | 34 (67) | 23 (79) | 0.307 |
OHCA not suspected | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | 0.532 |
Initial dispatch code non-specific | 23 (45) | 12 (41) | 0.817 |
Duration, median (IQR); min:sec | |||
Emergency call | 6:47 (5:12–8:35) | 5:31 (3:41–8:49) | 0.423 |
Total spontaneous speech | 5:12 (3:31–6:44) | 3:55 (3:05–7:08) | 0.506 |
Initial description of situation | 0:05 (0:04–0:10) | 0:05 (0:04–0:09) | 0.590 |