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Table 2 Characteristics of public facilities and summary of questionnaire survey

From: Misplaced links in the chain of survival due to an incorrect manual for the emergency call at public facilities

 

Care facilities

Other facilities

p-value

  

High schools and universities

Community centers

Hotels and shopping centers

 

Responses to the questionnaire, n/mailed number (%)

157/269 (58.4)

47/83 (56.6)

229/487 (47.0)

0.2111

120/245 (49.0)

109/242 (45.0)

0.3373

Manual or rule for serious medical emergencies, n/total responses (%)

138/155 (89.0)

37/47 (78.7)

56/228 (24.6)

<0.0001

11/121 (9.1)

45/107 (42.1)

<0.0001

Healthcare provider, n/total responses (%)

    

Works every day

101/153 (66.0)

19/46 (41.3)

7/225 (3.1)

<0.0001

2/120 (1.7)

5/105 (4.8)

<0.0001

Works part of the day

35/153 (22.9)

3/46 (6.5)

2/225 (0.9)

<0.0001

1/120 (0.8)

1/105 (1.0)

<0.0001

None

17/153 (11.1)

24/46 (52.2)

216/225 (96.0)

<0.0001

117/120 (97.6)

99/105 (94.3)

<0.0001

Provide Basic Life Support course periodically, n/total responses (%)

129/152 (84.9)

44/46 (95.7)

107/224 (47.8)

<0.0001

64/119 (53.8)

43/105 (41.0)

<0.0001

Automated external defibrillator (AED) installed, n/total responses (%)

46/153 (30.1)

46/46 (100)

91/225 (40.4)

0.0394

48/120 (40.0)

43/105 (41.0)

<0.0001

Consult family members regarding what actions to take in the event of a serious medical emergency, n/total responses (%)

132/148 (89.2)

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Actions prescribed in a manual and applied when cardiac arrest occurs (%)

     

Call 119 first and then check the victim in detail

43/155 (27.7)

17/45 (37.8)

170/227 (74.9)

<0.0001

96/120 (80.0)

74/107 (69.2)

<0.0001

Call 119 after checking the victim in detail

14/155 (9.0)

7/45 (15.6)

27/227 (7.1)

<0.0001

14/120 (11.7)

13/107 (12.1)

<0.0001

Report the situation and follow instructions from a supervisor or medical staff

86/155 (55.5)

16/45 (35.6)

12/227 (5.3)

<0.0001

3/120 (2.5)

9/107 (8.4)

<0.0001

Start CPR or other treatment immediately and call 119 if necessary

12/155 (7.7)

5/45 (11.1)

18/227 (7.9)

<0.0001

   

7/120 (5.8)

11/107 (10.3)

<0.0001

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International Journal of Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1865-1380

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