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. 2020 Aug 31;15(8):e0238067. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238067

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
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%)