Table 1 Descriptives of Traumatic Cardiac Arrest compared to Non-traumatic Cardiac Arrests in Denmark between 2016 and 2021
Non traumatic cardiac arrest (n = 29231) | Traumatic cardiac arrest (n = 984) | Total (n = 30215) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||
Female | 10,303 (36.4) | 199 (22.5) | 10,502 (36.0) | |
Male | 18001 (63.6) | 686 (77.5) | 18,687 (64.0) | < 0.001 |
Missing | 927 | 99 | 1026 | |
Age, median [IQR] | 75 [64.0, 84.0] | 57 [36.0, 73.0] | 75 [64.0, 84.0] | < 0.001 |
Missing | 133 | 152 | 285 | |
Public location | 6837 (23.5) | 746 (76.7) | 7,583 (25.3) | < 0.001 |
Missing | 189 | 11 | 200 | |
Witnessed by bystander | 12815 (44.1) | 454 (46.6) | 13,269 (44.2) | 0.141179 |
Missing | 193 | 9 | 202 | |
Witnessed by EMS | 3142 (10.8) | 114 (11.7) | 3,256 (10.8) | 0.415987 |
Missing | 181 | 9 | 190 | |
CPR by bystander | 20553 (70.6) | 629 (64.2) | 21,182 (70.4) | < 0.001 |
Missing | 131 | 5 | 136 | |
CPR by EMS personnel | 27060 (93.3) | 943 (96.5) | 28,003 (93.4) | < 0.001 |
Missing | 218 | 7 | 225 | |
Initial shockable rhyhtm | 4,684 (16.7) | 93 (10.2) | 4,777 (16.4) | < 0.001 |
Missing | 1103 | 70 | 1173 | |
Defibrillation by bystander | 2508 (8.7) | 54 (5.6) | 2,562 (8.6) | 0.001148 |
Missing | 284 | 24 | 308 | |
Defibrillation by EMS personnel | 7519 (25.9) | 154 (16.0) | 7,673 (25.6) | < 0.001 |
Missing | 236 | 21 | 257 | |
Response time (min), median [IQR] | 7 [5, 10] | 7 [5, 10] | 7 [5, 10] | 0.161172 |
Missing | 3126 | 92 | 3218 | |