January 1, 2001Prehospital Emergency Care

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Population

Patients with acute myocardial infarctions (AMIs) that begin in the community

Design

Review

Authors

JBJane H. BriceUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill TVTerence D. ValenzuelaNew York City Fire Department JOJoseph P. OrnatoAmerican College of Cardiology

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Implication

Supports prehospital AMI strategies in protocols; leaves open need for RCTs to quantify outcome gains.

Structured PICO

Population

Patients with acute myocardial infarctions (AMIs) that begin in the community

Intervention

Optimal prehospital cardiovascular care (including patient education, appropriate use of 911 systems, triage to heart centers, prehospital 12-lead electrocardiograms, and initiation of thrombolytic therapy)

Optimal prehospital cardiovascular care, including patient education, 12-lead ECGs, and early thrombolytic therapy, is essential to reduce time delays and improve outcomes in acute myocardial infarction.

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Brice et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a703623a528af2d65c363f2 https://doi.org/10.1080/10903120190940362

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O Ptimal P Rehospital C Ardiovascular C Are

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O Ptimal P Rehospital C Ardiovascular C Are

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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