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Table 2 Variables related to the resuscitation and the medical condition of the patient.

From: Activity and Life After Survival of a Cardiac Arrest (ALASCA) and the effectiveness of an early intervention service: design of a randomised controlled trial

Location of cardiac arrest

Cardiac arrest witnessed

Direct start CPR

Use of external automated defibrillator (AED)

Number of defibrillations

Time intervals

- collapse – start CPR

- call – response

- collapse – first defibrillation

- collapse – return of spontaneous circulation

Glasgow Coma Score at admission

Initial cardiac rhythm

Presumed aetiology cardiac arrest

Cardiac treatment during hospital admission e.g. mild therapeutic hypothermia, PTCA, CABG, ICD

Ejection fraction at discharge

Duration of coma

Duration post-traumatic amnesia

Cardiovascular history

Co-morbidity