Table 2 Characteristics of OHCA patients and final advanced airway techniquea
From: Airway management in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Finland: current practices and outcomes
Characteristics | Total n = 614 | SAD n = 188 | ETI n = 413 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, median (IQR) | 66(56–78) | 68(57–78) | 65(55–77) | 0.135 |
Sex, n (%) of males | 436(71.0) | 137(72.9) | 289(70.0) | 0.469 |
Witnessed, n (%) | 560(91.2) | 190(90.4) | 378(91.5) | 0.659 |
EMS-witnessed, n (%) | 119(19.1) | 31(16.5) | 82(19.9) | 0.328 |
CPR before EMS arrival, n (%) | 298(48.5) | 95(50.5) | 199(48.2) | 0.593 |
Highest EMS provider level on scene, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
Basic level paramedic | 119(19.4) | 85(45.2) | 31(7.5) | |
Advanced level paramedic | 246(40.1) | 78(41.5) | 162(39.2) | |
249(40.6) | 25(13.3) | 220(53.3) | ||
Prehospital physician | ||||
Shockable initial rhythmb, n (%) | 183(29.8) | 44(23.4) | 136(32.9) | 0.035 |