The R3DB collects data from the regions of Halton, Peel, Simcoe, Toronto, and York, covering a population of over 5 million residents.

EMS Agencies

Halton

1151 Bronte Road
Oakville, ON L6M 3L1
311 or  905-825-6000

Peel

1600 Bovaird Drive East
Brampton, ON L6R 3S8
905-791-7800 ext. 3951

Simcoe

1100 Highway 26
Midhurst, ON L9X 1N6
705-726-9300

Patients

Individuals of all ages who experience cardiac arrest outside the hospital, evaluated by organized EMS personnel within the R3 coverage area and:

• Attempts given to shock by lay responders or emergency personnel, or chest compressions given by organized EMS personnel (treated group)
• Were pulseless but did not receive attempts to shock, nor CPR by EMS personnel (untreated group – i.e. Advance Directives or obviously dead)

The types of information collected varies depending on the patient, but ranges from demographics (such as age, gender and location), interventions (such as CPR, medications), and outcomes (such as survival and neurological functioning).

Patient identifiers are used to link to provincial datasets for additional information (such as survival and neurological functioning) when information from participating agencies are not enough. All patients’ identifiers are removed for analysis and their identities are never disclosed. Aggregate data (i.e. grouped data, where an individual cannot be identified) are then used to help participating agencies and institutions to improve patient care, and in scientific papers to share findings with the resuscitation community.

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