Table 2 Timing of resuscitation measures after the onset of cardiac arrest
All | General practitioners | Hospital physicians | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hands-on time during the first 180 sec | Preformed (n = 49) | 124 (33) | 121 (36) | 127 (31) |
Ad-hoc (n = 50) | 93 (37) * | 96 (38)¶ | 90 (36)† | |
First appropriate intervention (sec) | Preformed (n = 49) | 24 (16) | 24 (17) | 24 (16) |
Ad-hoc (n = 50) | 43 (28)* | 45 (35)† | 40 (21)† | |
First defibrillation (sec) | Preformed (n = 49) | 67 (42) | 84 (46) | 51 (30)§ |
Ad-hoc (n = 50) | 107 (46)* | 113 (47)† | 101 (45)* | |
Start of cardiac massage (sec) | Preformed (n = 49) | 60 (48) | 58 (47) | 61 (50) |
Ad-hoc (n = 50) | 76 (57) | 71 (64) | 82 (49) | |
Chest compression rate (comp/min) | Preformed (n = 49) | 82 (22) | 75 (21) | 88 (21)§ |
Ad-hoc (n = 50) | 85 (16) | 79 (17) | 91 (12)§ | |
Administration of Epinephrine (sec) | Preformed (n = 49) | 157 (55) | 168 (56) | 148 (54) |
Ad-hoc (n = 50) | 210 (70)* | 230 (76)† | 190 (58)† § |