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Table 3 Differences between care facilities and other facilities in characteristics of OHCA patients

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

 

Care facilities

High schools and universities

Others

p-value

Odds ratio (95% CI)

 

(n= 556)

(n= 8)

(n= 386)

  
  

Other public facilities

  
  

(n= 394)

  

Region

262 (47.1)

7 (87.5)

192 (49.7)

0.4290*

0.900 (0.694–1.168)*

Central or urban (%)

199 (50.5)

0.3037

0.873 (0.674–1.131)

Patient’s gender

197 (35.4)

6 (75.0)

299 (77.5)

<0.0001*

0.160 (0.119–0.215)*

Male (%)

305 (77.4)

<0.0001

0.160 (0.119–0.215)

Patient’s age, years, median (25–75%)

86 (81–91)

17 (16–64)

68 (56–78)

<0.0001*

Undefined

 

68 (55–78)

<0.0001

Undefined

Patient’s prior disabilities

137 (24.6)

8 (100)

318 (82.4)

<0.0001*

0.070 (0.051–0.097)*

None (%)

326 (82.7)

<0.0001

0.068 (0.049–0.094)

Etiology

280 (50.4)

3 (37.5)

222 (57.5)

0.0303*

0.749 (0.577–0.973)*

Cardiac (%)

225 (57.1)

0.0399

0.762 (0.588–0.988)

Arrest

324 (58.3)

2 (25.0)

217 (55.1)

0.5304*

1.088 (0.837–1.414)*

Witnessed (%)

219 (55.6)

0.4093

1.116 (0.860–1.448)

Interval from arrest recognition/collapse to call, min, median (10-25-75-90%)

2

2.5

2

0.0006*

Undefined

(0-1-7-9)

(0-1-4-8)

(−1-1-6-13)

2 (0-1-4-8)

0.0007

Undefined

CPR before EMT arrival (%)

455 (81.8)

5 (62.5)

182 (47.2)

<0.0001*

5.050 (3.763–6.775)*

187 (47.5)

<0.0001

4.987 (3.712–6.681)

CPR performer

339/455 (74.5)

0/5 (0)

33/182 (18.1)

<0.0001*

12.719 (8.293–19.505)*

Healthcare provider, n/total BCPR (%)

33/193 (17.1)

<0.0001

13.208 (8.622–20.234)

CPR first, n/total BCPR (%)

245/455 (53.9)

3/5 (60.0)

89/182 (48.9)

0.4994

1.219 (0.864–1.720)*

92/187 (49.2)

0.2839

1.205 (0.857–1.694)

CPR first for preventable reason, n/total CPR first (%)

80/81 (98.8)

0/2 (0)

20/31 (64.5)

<0.0001

44 (5.362–361.091)*

20/33 (60.6)

<0.0001

52 (6.418–421.316)

Interval from call to arrival of EMT at patient, min, median (25–75%)

8 (6–11)

5 (5–6.5)

7 (5–9)

<0.0001*

Undefined

7 (5–9)

<0.0001

Undefined

Emergency call placed by institution staff, n/total (%)

538/542 (99.3)

6/7 (85.7)

91/164 (55.5%)

<0.0001*

107.9 (38.5–302.4)*

  

97/171 (56.7)

<0.0001

102.6 (36.7–287.2)

  1. CI confidence interval, CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation, EMT emergency medical technician, BCPR bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
  2. *Comparison between care facilities and other facilities excluding schools.
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International Journal of Emergency Medicine

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