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Table 2 Time intervals for first responders attending OHCA victims

From: Police as first reponders improve out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival

 

Police Mean (SD) CI 95%

EMS Mean (SD) CI 95%

Non – EMS Mean (SD) CI 95%

p-value

N

42

74

48

 

Time to call (min)

2.19 (2.67)

(1.48; 2.90)

1.593 (1.99)

(1.08; 2,10)

2.542 (2.54)

(1.877; 3.21)

0.072

Time to CPR (min)

6.62(3.69)

(5.14; 8.10)

11.00 (5.29)

(9.89; 12.12)

4.50 (5.05)

(3.12; 5.88)

 < 0.001

Mean response time (min)

4.48 (3.59)

(3.16; 5.80)

9.51 (4.56)

(8.52; 10.51)

3.04 (4.54)

(1.81; 4.28)

 < 0.001