Characteristics and outcomes of 680 cases of paediatric out of hospital cardiac arrest (0–18 years) associated with hanging in Melbourne, Australia (2000–2009)
| Characteristic | Patients with ROSC | Survivors | Non-survivors | Overall |
| No (%) | 7 (13.2) | 3 (5.6), 1 (1.8) neurologically intact | 50 (94.3) | 53 |
| Age (years) (median (IQR)) | 10 (3–14) | 14 (10–16) | 16 (14–17) | 16 (14–17) |
| Males (%) | 57 | 66.6 | 58 | 58.5 |
| Bystander witnessed (n (%)) | 7 (100) | 3 (100) | 3 (6) | 3 (5.6) |
| Bystander CPR (n (%)) | 7 (100) | 2 (66.6) | 18 (36) | 20 (37.7) |
| Initial rhythm (n (%)) | ||||
| VF/VT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asystole | 6 (85) | 2 (66.6) | 48 (96) | 50 (94.3) |
| PEA | 1 (14.3) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (4) | 3 (5.6) |
| Location (n (%)) | ||||
| Home | 7 (100) | 3 (100) | 42 (84) | 45 (85) |
| Public place | 0 | 0 | 8 (16) | 8 (15) |
| EMS response time (min) (median (IQR)) | 6.9 (6–10) | 6.9 (6.6–7) | 7.8 (6–10.5) p=0.67 | 7 (6–10) |
CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; EMS, emergency medical services; PEA, pulseless electrical activity; ROSC, return of spontaneous circulation; VF, ventricular fibrillation; VT, ventricular tachycardia.