Table 3

Bystander response

Exercise SCAPresumed cardiac OHCA*
NPer centNPer cent
Bystander witnessed7575306846χ2=32.86, df=1, p<0.001
Bystander CPR6262259239χ2=21.69, df=1, p<0.001
Bystander defibrillation44391χ2=13.32, df=1, p<0.001
  • *Cases where resuscitation was attempted and a cardiac cause presumed.

  • OHCA, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; SCA, sudden cardiac arrest.