Implementation and integration of prehospital ECGs into systems of care for acute coronary syndrome: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association …

HH Ting, HM Krumholz, EH Bradley, DC Cone… - Circulation, 2008 - Am Heart Assoc
Clinical case: A 58-year-old woman called 9-1-1 with acute onset of chest pain that had
persisted for 30 minutes. She had a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and type 2 …

Systematic review and modelling of the investigation of acute and chronic chest pain presenting in primary care.

J Mant, R McManus, R Oakes, B Delaney… - Health technology …, 2004 - ora.ox.ac.uk
OBJECTIVES: To ascertain the value of a range of methods-including clinical features,
resting and exercise electrocardiography, and rapid access chest pain clinics (RACPCs) …

Prehospital-initiated vs hospital-initiated thrombolytic therapy: the Myocardial Infarction Triage and Intervention Trial

WD Weaver, M Cerqueira, AP Hallstrom, PE Litwin… - Jama, 1993 - jamanetwork.com
Objective.—To determine the effect of prehospital-initiated vs hospital-initiated treatment of
myocardial infarction on clinical outcome. Design.—Randomized, controlled clinical trial …

The pre-hospital electrocardiogram and time to reperfusion in patients with acute myocardial infarction, 2000–2002: findings from the National Registry of Myocardial …

JP Curtis, EL Portnay, Y Wang, RL McNamara… - Journal of the American …, 2006 - jacc.org
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the use of pre-hospital electrocardiogram
(ECG) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing …

Utility of the prehospital electrocardiogram in diagnosing acute coronary syndromes: the Myocardial Infarction Triage and Intervention (MITI) Project

PJ Kudenchuk, C Maynard, LA Cobb, M Wirkus… - Journal of the American …, 1998 - jacc.org
Objectives. We sought to determine whether the prehospital electrocardiogram (ECG)
improves the diagnosis of an acute coronary syndrome. Background. The ECG is the most …

Evaluation of the time saved byprehospital initiation of reteplase forST-elevation myocardial infarction: Results of the early retavase-thrombolysisin myocardial …

DA Morrow, EM Antman, A Sayah… - Journal of the American …, 2002 - jacc.org
Abstract Objectives: The Early Retavase-Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (ER-TIMI) 19
trial tested the feasibility of prehospital initiation of the bolus fibrinolytic reteplase (rPA) and …

Telemedicine used for remote prehospital diagnosing in patients suspected of acute myocardial infarction

CJ Terkelsen, BL Nørgaard, JF Lassen… - Journal of internal …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Terkelsen CJ, Nørgaard BL, Lassen JF, Gerdes JC, Ankersen JP, Rømer F, Nielsen TT,
Andersen HR (Silkeborg Central Hospital, Silkeborg; Skejby University Hospital, Aarhus N; …

Pre-hospital 12-lead electrocardiography programs: a call for implementation by emergency medical services systems providing advanced life support—National …

JL Garvey, BA MacLeod, G Sopko, MM Hand… - Journal of the American …, 2006 - jacc.org
Emergency medical services (EMS) providers who administer advanced life support should
include diagnostic 12-lead electrocardiography programs as one of their services. Evidence …

Patient safety in ambulance services: a scoping review

JD Fisher, K Freeman, A Clarke… - Health Services and …, 2015 - wrap.warwick.ac.uk
This study aimed to identify and map available evidence relating to patient safety when
using ambulance services. There was inconsistency of information on attitudes and …

Evaluation of ST segment elevation criteria for the prehospital electrocardiographic diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction

LA Otto, TP Aufderheide - Annals of emergency medicine, 1994 - Elsevier
Study objective: To determine retrospectively the diagnostic accuracy of various ECG ST
segment elevation criteria for the prehospital ECG diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction …