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. 2002 Dec;88(6):579–582. doi: 10.1136/heart.88.6.579

Table 2.

Type of bystander and type of CPR

Cardiac arrest at home
Variable Missing* Yes No p Value
Type of bystander 182, 111 n=4114 n=3831
    Lay person† 2728 (66.3%) 1701 (44.4%) <0.0001
    Medical personnel 718 (17.4%) 1559 (40.7%) <0.0001
    Ambulance personnel 79 (1.9%) 150 (3.9%) <0.0001
    Police 38 (0.9%) 137 (3.6%) <0.0001
    Other 634 (15.4%) 518 (13.5%) 0.018
Type of bystander CPR 493, 372 n=3803 n=3570
    Chest compression and ventilation 2466 (64.8%) 2835 (79.4%) <0.0001
    Chest compression only 327 (8.6%) 336 (9.4%) NS
    Ventilation only 1010 (26.6%) 399 (11.2%) <0.0001

Values are n (%).

*Number of patients with missing information in the two categories.

†On a few occasions more than one category was involved.

CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation.