Introduction: Aspirin is commonly administered for acute coronary syndromes in the
prehospital setting. Few studies have addressed the incidence of adverse effects associated …

Introduction: Aspirin is administered to patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACSs), but
prehospital providers do not administer aspirin to all patients with chest pain that could be …

Objective. To determine the baseline rate of aspirin administration by paramedics and to
assess the effect of two interventions (protocol change and brief educational intervention) on …

Background. Aspirin (ASA) has unquestioned benefit to patients with cardiac ischemia.
Previous studies indicate health care providers may not adequately treat patients …

Introduction National practice guidelines recommend early aspirin administration to reduce
mortality in acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Although timely administration of aspirin has …

Objective—To ascertain the frequency with which paramedics follow protocols for the
administration of aspirin to patients to whom an ambulance is called for chest pain …

Background: Efforts have been made to improve the suboptimal use of aspirin after
hospitalization. Objective: To assess the frequency and timing of aspirin administration in …

Background The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association
recommend early aspirin administration to patients with symptoms of acute coronary …

Objectives: The purpose of our study was to determine the frequency of aspirin
administration among patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) as dictated by …

Objective The purpose of this study was to examine 2 decade-long trends in the use of
aspirin and associated outcomes in patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction …