CARES Annual Report 2017 | 3 Contents § Introduction 5 § Why CARES Matters: A Story of Survival from OHCA 6 § The Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES) 9 § CARES in Action 12 § Executive Summary 15 § Incidence & Demographics 16 § Chain of Survival 21 § Survival Outcomes 26 § 2017 Research Highlights 34 § List of Abbreviations & Definitions 36 § References 36 § The CARES Group 38