Pre-hospital management of patients with chest pain and/or dyspnoea of cardiac origin. A position paper of the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association (ACCA) of the ESC.
Population
Patients with chest pain and/or dyspnoea of suspected cardiac aetiology managed by emergency medical services
Design
Guideline
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Expert guidance now available for EMS chest pain protocols; leaves open prospective validation of clinical impact.
Structured PICO
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Population
Patients with chest pain and/or dyspnoea of suspected cardiac aetiology managed by emergency medical services
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Intervention
Pre-hospital treatment and transfer protocols
Provides standardized guidance for emergency medical services on the pre-hospital management of patients with suspected cardiac chest pain or dyspnea.
Cite This Study
Beygui et al. (2015) conducted a review in Chest pain and acute dyspnoea of suspected cardiac aetiology. Pre-hospital management was evaluated. This position paper provides evidence- and expert-based guidance for emergency medical services providers on the pre-hospital management of chest pain and dyspnoea of suspected cardiac aetiology.