TABLE 4.
Procedures performed among out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest cases identified in the NEMSIS data set
| Procedure | Out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest events (n = 574,824) |
|---|---|
| Airway | |
| Bag‐valve mask ventilation | 57,971 (10.1) |
| Impedance threshold device | 17,625 (3.1) |
| Endotracheal intubation | |
| Orotracheal intubation | 81,568 (14.2) |
| Nasotracheal intubation | 16,674 (2.9) |
| Rapid sequence intubation | 17,038 (3.0) |
| Video laryngoscopy | 16,907 (2.9) |
| Supraglottic airway | |
| Combitube | 23,824 (4.1) |
| EOA/EGTA | 16,205 (2.8) |
| King laryngeal tube | 34,566 (6.0) |
| Laryngeal mask airway | 20,106 (3.5) |
| Cricothyrotomy | 16,196 (2.8) |
| a Other | 448,654 (78.1) |
| Cardiopulmonary resuscitation chest compressions | 149,775 (26.1) |
| Cardiac pacing | 19,300 (3.4) |
| Cardioversion | 20,624 (3.6) |
| Manual defibrillation | 168,154 (29.3) |
| Automated external defibrillation (AED) | 16,335 (2.9) |
| Patient cooling (cold pack, etc) | 1669 (0.3) |
EOA/EGTA, esophageal obturator airway/esophageal gastric tube airway.
a
Other airway procedures include bagged via tube, changing of tracheostomy tube, direct laryngoscopy, extubation, etc.