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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participating countries

From: Description of Emergency Medical Services, treatment of cardiac arrest patients and cardiac arrest registries in Europe

Country

Population

EMS Missions per 1000 inhabitants

Public or Private EMS funding?

Hospitals per million population

“Cardiac Arrest” hospitals

PCI bypass protocol

Rural areas - median ambulance response time < 10 min?

Urban - median ambulance response time < 10 min?

Albania

2,862,400

 

Public

 

Some areas

No

Some areas

Some areas

Austria

8,858,800

 

Public

10.4

All areas

Yes

Some areas

Some areas

Belgium

11,467,900

77.0

Public and private

10.9

All areas

Yes

Some areas

All areas

Cyprus

875,900

62.8

Public

8.0

All areas

No

Some areas

Some areas

Czech Republic

10,649,800

103.9

Public

 

Some areas

Yes

Some areas

All areas

Denmark

5,806,100

68.9

Public

3.8

Some areas

Yes

Some areas

All areas

Finland

5,517,900

140.1

Public

3.6

Some areas

Yes

Some areas

Some areas

France

67,028,000

11.9

Public

9.8

Some areas

Yes

No

Some areas

Germany

83,019,200

172.2

Public

22.9

Some areas

Yes

Some areas

Some areas

Greece

10,722,300

 

Public

 

None

Yes

Some areas

Some areas

Hungary

9,772,800

 

Public

5.9

Some areas

Yes

Some areas

Some areas

Iceland

357,000

117.6

Public

14.0

Some areas

Yes

Some areas

All areas

Ireland

4,693,460

95.9

Public

6.2

Some areas

Yes

No

Some areas

Italy

60,359,500

 

Public

4.7

Some areas

Yes

Some areas

All areas

Lithuania

2,794,200

268.4

Public and private

14.3

None

Yes

No

No

Luxembourg

613,900

72.5

Public

4.9

Some areas

Yes

Some areas

All areas

Netherlands

17,282,200

57.6

Public and private

5.0

All areas

Yes

Some areas

Some areas

Norway

5,323,933

136.2

Public

9.4

Some areas

Yes

Some areas

All areas

Poland

37,972,800

 

Public

8.6

Some areas

Yes

No

All areas

Portugal

10,276,600

114.2

Public

4.3

Some areas

Yes

No

Some areas

Romania

19,401,700

172.1

Public and private

6.7

Some areas

Yes

Some areas

Some areas

Serbia

6,963,800

43.7

Public

7.0

Some areas

Yes

No

Some areas

Slovakia

5,450,400

26.6

Public and private

13.8

None

Yes

Some areas

Some areas

Slovenia

2,080,900

 

Public

5.3

All areas

Yes

Some areas

Some areas

Spain

46,934,600

 

Public

4.9

Some areas

Yes

No

Some areas

Sweden

10,230,200

97.7

Public and private

7.2

Some areas

Yes

Some areas

Some areas

Switzerland

8,542,300

58.5

Public and private

11.9

Some areas

Yes

Some areas

All areas

United Kingdoma

63,298,819

 

Public

 

Some areas

Yes

Some areas

Some areas

  1. For country population official numbers from EU were used. (eurpoa.eu)
  2. Abbreviations: EMS Emergency Medical Services, PCI Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, “Cardiac arrest hospitals” - hospitals capable of providing all of the following post-resuscitation interventions: 24/7 primary PCI, targeted temperature management and neuro-prognostication
  3. aUnited Kingdom excluding Wales