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doing uniform quality improvement, clinical trials, and tracking of

cardiac arrest Cardiac arrest (also known as sudden cardiac arrest CA is when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating. When the heart stops beating, blood cannot properly Circulatory system, circulate around the body and the blood flow to the ...

and

major trauma Major trauma is any injury that has the potential to cause prolonged disability or death. There are many causes of major trauma, blunt and penetrating, including falls, motor vehicle collisions, stabbing wounds, and gunshot wounds. Dependi ...

. The network is coordinated by the University of Washington Clinical Trial Center. ROC is funded by the

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, Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health,

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Research Sites

Studies

Epistry Database

Hypertonic Saline

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.

CPR Feedback

References

* * * {{Citation , last1 = Nichol , first1 = G. , title = Regional Variation in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Incidence and Outcome , last2 = Thomas , first2 = E. , last3 = Callaway , first3 = CW. , last4 = Hedges , first4 = J. , last5 = Powell , first5 = JL. , last6 = Aufderheide , first6 = TP. , last7 = Rea , first7 = T. , last8 = Lowe , first8 = R. , last9 = Brown , first9 = T. , last10 = Dreyer , first10 = J , last11 = Davis , first11 = D , last12 = Idris , first12 = A , last13 = Stiell , first13 = I , journal = JAMA , volume = 300 , issue = 12 , pages = 1423–31 , year = 2008 , doi = 10.1001/jama.300.12.1423 , pmid = 18812533 , pmc = 3187919 , display-authors = 8 , author14 = Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium Investigators
ROC Update - Dr. Kudenchuck

External links

Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium

The Alabama Resuscitation Center

The Dallas Center for Resuscitation Research

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

Rescu (Toronto RescuNET)

ROC (Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium) Studies , UW Medicine, Seattle
Emergency medical services Emergency services in Washington (state)