Prehospital Predictors of Initial Shockable Rhythm in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

The proportion of patients with OHCA presenting with VT/VF was generally low in this East Asian population. Of the prehospital factors associated with VT/VF, public location of OHCA was the strongest predictor of VT/VF in this population, which may affect planning and deployment of emergency medical services in central Taiwan.