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Table 2 Event characteristics of participants

From: Prevalence, outcomes and factors associated with adult in hospital cardiac arrests in a low-income country tertiary hospital: a prospective observational study

Variable

Distribution (n = 190)

 

n (%)

Witnessed arrest

 

No

120 (63.2 %)

Yes

70 (36.8 %)

Who witnessed arrest

 

Attendant

2 (2.9 %)

Medical personnel

68 (97.1 %)

Time of arrest

 

Day, 8:00–19:59

69 (36.0 %)

Night, 20:00–7.59

52 (27.4 %)

Weekend

69 (36.6 %)

Call for help (activation of emergency system)

 

No

27 (38.5 %)

Yes

43 (61.5 %)

CPR given in witnessed cases

 

No

35 (50 %)

Yes

35 (50 %)

Reasons for no CPR in the witnessed cases

 

No reason

32 (91.4 %)

Considered brain dead

3 (8.6 %)

  1. CPR Cardiopulmonary resuscitation