Why the study?
Does paramedic administered prehospital thrombolysis improve treatment times and outcomes in acute myocardial infarction?
Population
Patients with acute myocardial infarction in Sweden (specifically Dalarna County)
Design
Review
Follow-up
inhospital
Authors
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May shorten STEMI treatment delays and complications; leaves open survival benefit pending randomized trials.
Does paramedic administered prehospital thrombolysis improve treatment times and outcomes in acute myocardial infarction?
Prehospital thrombolysis administered by paramedics can significantly reduce treatment delays and complications in acute myocardial infarction.
Jonathan Benger (2002) studied this question.
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