Table 1

Responses to the cardiac arrest scenario

OptionTotal %Scenario: Family member collapses at home (%) (n=736)Scenario: Stranger collapses in street (%) (n=753)Adjusted OR (95% CI)*Female (%) (n=892)Male (%) (n=597)Adjusted OR (95% CI)*Previous CPR training (%) (n=720)No previous CPR training (%) (n=769)Adjusted OR (95% CI)*
*Odds ratio calculated by multiple logistic regression adjusting for variables in table plus place of residence, previous health training, education and age. Percentages and odds ratios are weighted for over sampling of non-metropolitan Melbourne participants and by the Victorian population (age and gender). Bold type indicates a p value of <0.01.
Call 00068.777.660.2 2.3 (1.8 to 3.0) 69.767.71.1 (0.8 to 1.4)66.471.20.7 (0.5 to 1.0)
Give mouth to mouth60.565.355.9 1.5 (1.2 to 2.0) 57.663.40.8 (0.6 to 1.0)78.541.0 4.7 (3.5 to 6.2)
Give chest compressions50.554.047.11.4 (1.0 to 1.8)46.254.8 0.7 (0.5 to 0.9) 71.727.4 5.9 (4.4 to 7.8)
Get help/ look for help/ call for help28.29.446.1 0.1 (0.1 to 0.2) 29.826.51.1 (0.8 to 1.5)30.126.11.3 (1.0 to 1.9)
Clear air passage22.724.321.21.2 (0.9 to 1.6)24.021.31.2 (0.9 to 1.6)26.518.61.4 (1.0 to 1.9)
DRABC17.316.917.70.9 (0.6 to 1.3)13.820.8 0.5 (0.3 to 0.7) 28.94.7 6.1 (2.0 to 4.9)
Roll onto side11.410.911.90.9 (0.6 to 1.3)13.49.41.5 (1.0 to 2.3)11.111.70.9 (0.6 to 1.3)
Cover/make comfortable5.75.36.10.8 (0.6 to 1.3)6.84.61.5 (1.0 to 2.4)3.48.2 0.4 (0.3 to 0.6)