Why the study?
Does public education reduce delay time and mortality in patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction?
Population
Patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction
Design
Review
Authors
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May justify targeted public education to reduce AMI prehospital deaths; leaves open mortality impact in prospective trials.
Does public education reduce delay time and mortality in patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction?
Public education is essential to reduce patient delay in seeking care for suspected acute myocardial infarction, potentially reducing the high out-of-hospital mortality.
Herlitz et al. (1989) studied this question.
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