Table 1.
Characteristics and descriptive statistics of the study sample (n = 19,658).
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | n | (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | ||||||
| All ages OHCA cases | 4736 | 4668 | 4953 | 5301 | 19,658 | 100.00 |
| Elderly 65+ OHCA cases | 3537 | 3482 | 3741 | 4033 | 14,793 | 75.25 |
| Total population* | 7,070,388 | |||||
| Total elderly 65+ population* | 941,205 | |||||
| Age | ||||||
| Mean | 75.36 | 75.46 | 75.99 | 75.84 | – | – |
| Maximum | 108 | 112 | 108 | 111 | – | – |
| Minimum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Standard Deviation | 17.35 | 17.51 | 17.74 | 17.84 | – | – |
| Type of OHCA | ||||||
| Trauma | 105 | 86 | 85 | 113 | 389 | 1.98 |
| Non-Trauma | 4448 | 4451 | 4778 | 5070 | 18,747 | 95.37 |
| Unknown | 183 | 131 | 90 | 118 | 522 | 2.66 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 2089 | 2027 | 2210 | 2386 | 8712 | 44.32 |
| Male | 2622 | 2620 | 2719 | 2894 | 10,855 | 55.22 |
| Unknown | 25 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 91 | 0.46 |
| ROSC | ||||||
| At A&E | 299 | 224 | 151 | 187 | 861 | 4.38 |
| Pre-Hosp | 122 | 127 | 105 | 133 | 487 | 2.48 |
| No ROSC | 4296 | 4314 | 4693 | 4966 | 18,269 | 92.93 |
| Unknown | 19 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 41 | 0.21 |
| Location of cardiac arrest | ||||||
| En-route to Hospital | 154 | 170 | 167 | 193 | 684 | 3.48 |
| HFA | 1468 | 1391 | 1482 | 1510 | 5851 | 29.76 |
| Home | 2440 | 2439 | 2653 | 2851 | 10,383 | 52.82 |
| Public Place | 422 | 406 | 391 | 453 | 1672 | 8.51 |
| Street | 150 | 151 | 155 | 185 | 641 | 3.26 |
| Unknown | 102 | 111 | 105 | 109 | 427 | 2.17 |
ROSC Return of spontaneous circulation, HFA Home for the aged.
*Based on 2011 population census.