Table 3.
Association between Bystander AED shock and outcomes at one month after cardiac arrest.
| Survival |
Favorable neurological outcome |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | ||||
| Bystander AED shock (vs EMS shock) | Unadjusted | 1.57 | 0.86 | 2.86 | 1.52 | 0.73 | 3.20 |
| Adjusted | 1.57 | 0.80 | 3.09 | 1.63 | 0.70 | 3.77 | |
N = 893 in logistic regression model.
Adjusted: age, sex, number of defibrillations, adrenaline use, witness to bystander CPR time, Witness to first defibrillation by EMS time, witness to EMS contact time, and witness to arrival hospital time.
AED: Automated External Defibrillator, OR: odds ratio, CI: confidential interval, EMS: emergency medical service, CPR: cardiopulmonary rescue.