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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Emerg Med. 2021 Feb 1;78(1):92–101. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.11.011

Table 1 -.

Characteristics of subjects by group.

Cardiac Arrest Characteristics Overall (n=15) Standard Care (n=3) Expedited Transport (n=12)
Age (mean ± SD years) 62 ± 7 61 ± 3 62 ± 8
Sex (n, %)
   Female 5 (33) 1 (33) 4 (33)
   Male 10 (67) 2 (67) 8 (67)
Race (n, %)
   Caucasian 12 (80) 3 (100) 9 (75)
   African American 1 (7) 0 1 (8)
   Unknown/Declined 2 (13) 0 2 (17)
   Asian 0 0 0
   American Indian/Alaskan Native 0 0 0
   Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0
Bystander CPR (n, %) 10 (67) 3 (100) 7 (58)
Cardiac arrest location (n, %)
   Home 12 (80) 2 (67) 10 (83)
   Public location 3 (20) 1 (33) 2 (17)
Initial cardiac rhythm (n, %)
   Ventricular fibrillation 8 (53) 3 (100) 5 (42)
   Witnessed PEA 4 (27) 0 4 (33)
   Witnessed asystole 3 (20) 0 3 (25)

SD = standard deviation, CPR = cardiopulmonary resuscitation, PEA = pulseless electrical activity