Table 1 Demographics for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) years 2004 and 2005–6 for the urban and rural areas
NWB 2004NWB 2005–6NN 2004NN 2005–6Total
Number of OHCAs163226131122642
Number of weeks52635252
Gender
Male (%)104 (63.8)143 (63.3)80 (61.1)87 (71.3)414 (64.5)
Female (%)59 (36.2)83 (36.7)51 (38.9)35 (28.7)228 (35.5)
Age
Mean (SD)67.1 (13.9)66.0 (15.4)70.2 (14.4)70.2 (16.3)67.9 (15.1)
Median (range)72 (32–93)69 (15–93)73 (21–97)74 (28–105)71 (15–105)
Site
Home (%)145 (89.0)191 (84.5)104 (79.4)94 (77.0)534 (83.2)
Public place (%)12 (7.4)15 (6.6)15 (11.5)14 (11.5)56 (8.7)
    Outdoor (%)7 (4.3)5 (2.2)10 (7.6)4 (3.3)26 (4.0)
    Indoor (%)5 (3.1)10 (4.4)5 (3.8)10 (8.2)30 (4.7)
Nursing/residential home (%)6 (3.7)20 (8.8)12 (9.2)11 (9.0)49 (7.6)
In ambulance (%)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)3 (2.5)3 (0.5)
Previous medical history of cardiac disease
Documented (%)135 (82.8)153 (67.7)119 (90.8)84 (68.9)491 (76.5)
Yes (% documented)63 (46.7)63 (41.2)54 (45.4)53 (63.1)233 (47.5)
  • NN, Northern Neighbourhoods; NWB, North and West Belfast.