Resuscitation Repository and Research DataBase (R3DB)

A database for out-of-hospital resuscitation research.

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Who are we?

The Resuscitation Repository and Research DataBase (R3DB) is a database for out-of-hospital resuscitation research. In collaboration with Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Fire Services across the Greater Toronto and Horseshoe Area, the aim of the R3 research group is to improve survival and outcomes for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests.

R3 researchers have had an important role in out-of-hospital resuscitation research for over 20 years with several publications in esteemed scientific journals, and observational analyses based on a large database which was called “ROC Epistry”.

We hope to continue this important work with a local research database to collaborate with EMS agency partners and realize our goal of increasing cardiac arrest survival.

Our Goal

R3 contains data from the regions of Halton, Peel, Simcoe, Toronto, and York. The database is considered essential in supporting quality improvement, observational studies, as a foundation for clinical trials, and to measure the impact of education, government, and community efforts.

Our Database

Data are collected from ambulance call reports, fire service reports, dispatch data, and administrative datasets. Not all data from these sources are added to the database. Only approved datapoints are collected. For more information on the approval process, please see the Governance page.

Post Resuscitation

R3DB looks at data from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests after they have occurred. This means that R3 did not have any influence on the care you or your family member received. One of the aims of R3 is to look at how care is currently given and guide improvements where possible.

Updates

  • January 2024

    January 2024

    Happy new year! R3 has officially joined the FIRST 60 prehospital research group. Read more