Table 1 Characteristics of paediatric cardiorespiratory arrest in Galicia.
From: Paediatric out-of-hospital resuscitation in an area with scattered population (Galicia-Spain)
N | % | |
|---|---|---|
Type of arrest | ||
- Respiratory | 5 | 16.1 |
- Cardiac | 26 | 83.9 |
Suspected etiology | ||
- Respiratory diseases | 8 | 25.8 |
- Heart diseases | 5 | 16.1 |
- Trauma | 5 | 16.1 |
- Drowning | 5 | 16.1 |
- Intoxication | 2 | 6.4 |
- Other | 6 | 19.3 |
Place of arrest | ||
- Public place | 13 | 41.9 |
- At home | 18 | 58.1 |
Estimated time elapsed from arrest to start of CPR | ||
- < 4 min | 4 | 12.9 |
- 4 – 10 min | 6 | 19.3 |
- 10 – 20 min | 10 | 32.2 |
- > 20 min | 9 | 29.0 |
- unknown | 2 | 6.4 |
EMS response time | ||
- < 4 min | 2 | 6.4 |
- 4 – 10 min | 9 | 29.0 |
- 10 – 20 min | 11 | 35.5 |
- > 20 min | 9 | 29.0 |