Table 1.
Patient and System Characteristics for Transported Patients with an Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest by Transport Distance
| 1st Quartile 0.06 m/0.09km (N=1887) |
2nd Quartile 1.37 m/2.20 km (N=1883) |
3rd Quartile 2.42 m/3.89 km (N=1883) |
4th Quartile 3.84 m/6.18 km (N=1885) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (n) Male | 66% (1245) | 64% (1213) | 65% (1214) | 65% (1218) |
| Median Age in years (IQR) | 66 (25) | 68 (24) | 68 (25) | 66 (25) |
| % (n) Public location of arrest | 26% (482) | 20% (370) | 20% (371) | 19% (354) |
| % (n) VF/VT | 33% (631) | 31% (592) | 32% (607) | 35% (654) |
| % (n) Bystander Witness | 46% (868) | 42% (789) | 44% (834) | 43% (817) |
| % (n) Bystander CPR | 31% (584) | 27% (509) | 27% (505) | 30% (557) |
| % (n) ALS | 44% (836) | 52% (987) | 48% (907) | 50% (946) |
| Median Response Time in minutes (IQR) |
5.00 min (2.35) | 5.08 min (2.52) | 5.38 min (2.97) | 5.87 min (3.76) |
m=mile
km=kilometer
IQR: interquartile range
VF/VT: Ventricular fibrillation/Ventricular tachycardia
CPR: cardiopulmonary resuscitation
ALS: advanced life support was first on scene