Table 2.
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.