Table 1

Pretest demographic data by group

GroupsHIOIVCPR+defibCPR only
Number of subjects7775
Weight (kg)34±3.232.9±1.633.7±4.230.9±2.8
Systolic blood pressure99.9±14.381.3±9.595.5±10.397.8±9.1
Diastolic blood pressure65.1±10.353.1±10.663.5±15.560.8±9.0
Mean arterial pressure82.1±10.961.9±10.475.8±13.177.3±10.3
Heart rate76.5±13.284.4±10.479.5±10.381.5±15.4
Cardiac output (L/min)6.6±2.86.9±1.67.2±1.57.6±2.3
Stroke volume97.7±29.381.9±22.885±18.792±17.4
EtCO240.8±10.539.7±4.642.1±4.944.5±6.2
Temperature32.5±1336.2±0.9936.9 ±0.4437.2±0.29
Oxygen98.4±2.097.4±3.998.7±0.7699.5±0.56
Blood volume (mL)2385±223.32300±110.22356±2952163±194.6
Blood loss (mL)834.8±78.2805.3±38.7811.7±94.4757±68.0
  • All continuous data are expressed as means±SD. Multivariate analysis of variance of data demonstrated there was no significant difference between group data with p>0.05.

  • CPR+defib, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation; CPR only, cardiopulmonary resuscitation only; HIO, humerus intraosseous; IV, intravenous.