Table 3.
Patient, Scene, and Event Characteristics of OOHCA cases with transport initiated without documented ROSC or not transported, by site
| Site | Age | Sex | Location | Bystander CPR | Response Time | EMS-Witnessed | Highest Level of Care | Initial Cardiac Arrest Rhythm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median Age in years | % Female | % in public location | % with Bystander CPR | Median (minutes) | % EMS-witnessed | % ALS | % VF/V T or AED - Shock | % Asystole | % PEA | % AED - No Shock, No Strip | % Cannot Determine or Missing | |
| Alabama | 68 | 44.7 | 13.6 | 42.7 | 6.0 | 20.6 | 100 | 22.6 | 36.7 | 31.2 | 3.5 | 6.0 |
| Iowa | 66 | 35.8 | 19.3 | 34.4 | 4.0 | 15.4 | 99.2 | 25.9 | 44.0 | 22.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| Ottawa-OPALS Group, Ontario, Canada | 70 | 33.9 | 12.7 | 26.6 | 5.5 | 9.1 | 90.0 | 22.4 | 43.0 | 19.6 | 12.7 | 1.7 |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 66 | 38.0 | 13.5 | 40.0 | 5.2 | 8.6 | 99.8 | 17.9 | 54.8 | 22.3 | 3.1 | 2.0 |
| Portland, Oregon | 64 | 35.7 | 16.6 | 60.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 100 | 29.4 | 51.4 | 17.9 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Seattle/King County, Washington | 64 | 36.0 | 13.6 | 48.9 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 98.5 | 17.2 | 54.2 | 23.9 | 2.9 | 1.9 |
| Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 71 | 36.6 | 14.8 | 26.4 | 6.0 | 8.5 | 82.1 | 18.2 | 43.4 | 15.9 | 22.0 | 0.6 |
| Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 68 | 30.3 | 15.0 | 36.4 | 6.5 | 8.4 | 79.7 | 19.0 | 43.7 | 18.4 | 17.7 | 1.1 |
| All Sites | 69 | 35.1 | 14.5 | 34.0 | 5.6 | 9.1 | 88.6 | 20.4 | 45.6 | 19.1 | 13.4 | 1.5 |
| p value | <.0001 | 0.0002 | 0.014 | <.0001 | <.0001 | <.0001 | <.0001 | <.0001 | <.0001 | <.0001 | <.0001 | <.0001 |