RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survival in rural Northwest Ireland: 17 years' experience JF Emergency Medicine Journal JO Emerg Med J FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine SP 437 OP 438 DO 10.1136/emj.2009.082784 VO 28 IS 5 A1 Masterson, Siobhán A1 Wright, Peter A1 Dowling, John A1 Swann, David A1 Bury, Gerard A1 Murphy, Andrew YR 2011 UL http://emj.bmj.com/content/28/5/437.abstract AB SAVES, the name used to describe a register of survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), was established in rural Northwest Ireland in 1992. From 1992 to 2008, 80 survivors were identified (population 239 000 (2006)). Most incidents were witnessed (69/70) and all were in shockable rhythm at the time of first rhythm analysis (66/66). Of 66 patients who could be traced, 46 were alive in December 2008. Average survival rates appeared to increase over the lifetime of the database. SAVES has also contributed to the development of a national OHCA register.