Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the 2344 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest of presumed cardiac origin occurring in Canton Ticino from 2005 until 2018.
Variable | Value |
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Age (yrs) | 71 ± 14 |
Men (n, %) | 1668 (71.2%) |
Home location OHCA (n, %) | 1552 (66.2%) |
Time from call to EMS arrival, mins (median, IQR) | 10 [8–14] |
Unwitnessed OHCA (n, %) | 915 (39%) |
Bystander CPR (n, %) | 1418 (60.5%) |
Time from call to CPR, mins (median, IQR) | 6 [3–10] |
First rhythm shockable (n, %) | 815 (35.9%) |
Shock before EMS arrival (n, %) | 140 (6%) |
Sustained ROSC (n, %) | 810 (34.6%) |
Time from event to ROSC, mins (median, IQR) | 26 [19–36] |
Survival at hospital discharge (n, %) | 477 (20.4%) |