Table 1.
Patient demographics.
| Age [mean (sd) years] | 15.1 ± 4.1 |
| Gender [n (%) male] | 12(50) |
| Time of daya [n (%) nights/weekends] | 12(50) |
| Initial rhythmb [n (%)] | |
| PEA/Asystole | 9(38) |
| Bradycardia | 5(21) |
| VT/VF | 7(29) |
| Unknown | 3(13) |
| Location [n (%) PICU] | 16(67) |
PEA – Pulseless Electrical Activity, VT – Ventricular Tachycardia, VF – Ventricular Fibrillation.
a
11:00 pm to 6:59 am Monday through Thursday nights and Friday 11:00 pm through 6:59 am Monday.
b
Percentages not equal to 100% due to rounding.