Voluntary first responders’ experiences of being dispatched to suspected out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in rural areas: an interview study

Table 1 Characteristics of the participants

		Voluntary first respondents (n=16)
Age (years)
Mean		49
Median		50
Range		23–67
	18–30	1
	31–40	2
	41–50	5
	51–60	5
	61–70	3
Gender	Women	5
Gender	Men	11
Education	Secondary level	2
	High school level	10
	University level	4
CPR^a training	Yes	16
CPR^a training	No	0
Professional health care or rescue education	Registered nurse	3
	Auxiliary nurse	2
	Police officer	1
	Firefighter	3
	No	7
Completed missions (n)	1–2	0
	3–4	6
	5–8	6
	9- more	4

ISSN: 1471-2261