Table 1 Utstein style clinical characteristics of the patients
Number of the patients | 18 |
Men/women (n) | 13/5 |
Age (years ± SD) | 66.6 ± 12.6 |
Location of OHCA (n (%)) | Â |
 Home | 12 (66.7) |
 Workplace | 3 (16.7) |
 Street | 1 (5.5) |
 EMS ambulance car | 2 (11.1) |
Aetiology of OHCA (n (%)) | Â |
 Cardiac | 11 (61.1) |
 Hypoxia | 5 (27.8) |
 Pulmonary embolism | 1 (5.5) |
 Metabolic | 1 (5.5) |
Witnessed OHCA (n (%)) | 18 (100.0) |
First monitored rhythm (n (%)) | |
 Ventricular fibrillation | 6 (33.3) |
 Pulseless electrical activity | 7 (38.9) |
 Asystole | 5 (27.8) |
Bystander CPR* (n (%)) | |
 Compression and ventilation | 2 (11.1) |
 Compressions only | 10 (55.6) |
Phone-assisted CPR** (n (%)) | 12 (66.7) |
Time from collapse to any CPR attempt (s ± SD) | 181 ± 160 |
Response time (s ± SD) | 455 ± 292 |
BLS duration (s ± SD) | 274 ± 264 |
ALS duration (s ± SD) | 1916 ± 1085 |
Time from collapse to ROSC or CPR termination (s ± SD) | 2371 ± 1210 |
Defibrillation time** (s ± SD) | 467 ± 248 |
Any ROSC | 12 (66.7) |
Sustained ROSC | 8 (44.4) |
30-day survival or survival to discharge (n (%)) | 6 (33.3) |
30-day favourable neurological outcome ((CPC score 1 or 2) (n (%)) | 5 (27.8) |