The Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC) is a network of eleven regional clinical centers and a data coordinating center. The consortium conducts experimental and observational studies of out-of-hospital treatments of cardiac arrest and trauma.
ten communities in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 and Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 doing uniform quality improvement, clinical trials, and tracking of cardiac arrest

Cardiac arrest

Cardiac arrest, is the cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to failure of the heart to contract effectively...

 and major trauma

Physical trauma

Trauma refers to "a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident." It can also be described as "a physical wound or injury, such as a fracture or blow." Major trauma can result in secondary complications such as circulatory shock, respiratory failure and death...

. The network is coordinated by the University of Washington Clinical Trial Center. ROC is funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute is a division of the National Institutes of Health, located in Bethesda, Maryland...

, Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Canadian Institutes of Health Research is the major federal agency responsible for funding health research in Canada. It is the successor to the Medical Research Council of Canada. It aims to create new health knowledge, and to translate that knowledge from the research setting into real world...

, United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command

United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command

The United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command is the United States Army's medical materiel developer, with responsibility for medical research, development, and acquisition and medical logistics management. The USAMRMC's expertise in these critical areas helps establish and maintain...

, Defence Research and Development Canada

Defence Research and Development Canada

Defence Research and Development Canada, also Defence R&D Canada or DRDC , is an agency of the Department of National Defence , whose purpose is to respond to the scientific and technological needs of the Canadian Forces...

, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada is a registered Canadian charity. The foundation's purpose is centered around educating individuals about the prevention and management of heart disease and stroke, and to fund medical research regarding the causes of these conditions...

, and American Heart Association

American Heart Association

The American Heart Association is a non-profit organization in the United States that fosters appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce disability and deaths caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke. It is headquartered in Dallas, Texas...

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Research Sites

Site	Regional Clinical Center	Service Area Population	Residents per Square Mile	No. of EMS Agencies	No. of Hospitals
Alabama, United States (Central and Northern)	Alabama Resuscitation Center	644,701	485	13	14
Dallas, Texas, United States (includes some surrounding cities)	Dallas Center for Resuscitation Research	1,989,357	3,173	11	22
Iowa, United States (participated in the network from September 2004 to February 2008)	University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine-Iowa Resuscitation Network	1,015,347	388	19	19
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States	The Milwaukee Resuscitation Research Center	940,164	3,885	16	16
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (includes 20 other cities in the OPALS group)	Ottawa/OPALS/British Columbia RCC	4,030,696	314	39	37
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States (includes some suburbs)	Pittsburgh Resuscitation Network	935,967	396	6	38
Portland, Oregon, United States (includes 4 counties in Oregon and Washington)	Oregon Health & Sciences University - Portland Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium	1,751,119	431	15	16
San Diego, California, United States (includes the entire county)	UCSD/San Diego Resuscitation Research Center
Seattle/King County, Washington, United States	Seattle-King County Center for Resuscitation Research at the University of Washington	1,666,978	1,573	35	18
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (includes surrounding areas)	Toronto Regional Resuscitation Research Out of Hospital Network	5,627,021	911	32	55
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Ottawa/OPALS/British Columbia RCC	2,779,373	1,604	39	33

Epistry Database

ROC PRIMED

(Prehospital Resuscitation using an IMpedance valve and Early vs Delayed analysis) Seattle/King County did not participate in the early vs. delayed analysis portion of the trial.

External links

• Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium
• Alabama Resuscitation Center
• The Dallas Center for Resuscitation Research
• The Milwaukee Resuscitation Research Center
• Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium - Emergency Medicine Research - Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
• The British Columbia Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium Network
• Center for Research on Emergency Medical Services - Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium
• OHSU ROC Study
• About Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium - ROC
• ROC (Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium) Studies | UW Medicine, Seattle