January 1, 2005Prehospital Emergency Care

Errors of Omission in the Treatment of Prehospital Chest Pain Patients

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300 consecutive emergency medical services records of patients with a chief complaint of chest pain from…

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Authors

JRJon C. RittenbergerSUNY Upstate Medical University PBPaul W. BeckUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center PPPaul M. ParisMater Dei Hospital

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Implication

Protocol gaps in prehospital ischemia care warrant service audits; Level 3 data leaves open outcome effects and remediation strategies.

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Population

300 consecutive emergency medical services (EMS) records of patients with a chief complaint of chest pain from four ambulance services in a mid-Atlantic state (75 calls from each service).

Intervention

Prehospital EMS care and adherence to standardized treatment protocols for chest pain.

Outcome

Frequency and nature of deviations from a standardized treatment protocol for chest pain, and quantification of time delays in treatment of potential ischemic cardiac chest pain.

Prehospital care for chest pain frequently deviates from standardized protocols, highlighting a significant gap between expected and documented care.

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Rittenberger et al. (2005) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6fc899439bab0cabc2e9af https://doi.org/10.1080/10903120590891688

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Errors of Omission in the Treatment of Prehospital Chest Pain Patients

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Errors of Omission in the Treatment of Prehospital Chest Pain Patients

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