TY - JOUR
T1 - Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survival in rural Northwest Ireland
T2 - 17 Years' experience
AU - Masterson, Siobhán
AU - Wright, Peter
AU - Dowling, John
AU - Swann, David
AU - Bury, Gerard
AU - Murphy, Andrew
PY - 2011/5
Y1 - 2011/5
N2 - 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.
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.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/79954995049
U2 - 10.1136/emj.2009.082784
DO - 10.1136/emj.2009.082784
M3 - Article
SN - 1472-0205
VL - 28
SP - 437
EP - 438
JO - Emergency Medicine Journal
JF - Emergency Medicine Journal
IS - 5
ER -