Why the study?
Does ambulance despatchers' estimation of severe pain and associated symptoms predict AMI and early death in patients calling for acute chest pain?
Population
503 patients who contacted the despatch centre in Göteborg over a 2-month period because of acute chest pain
Comparison
Ambulance despatcher's estimation of severe… vs Ambulance despatcher's estimation of vague chest…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Pre-hospital and hospital phase (first 3 days for AMI)
Authors
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Dispatcher-judged severe chest pain was associated with higher AMI rates; leaves open its utility for prehospital triage.
Does ambulance despatchers' estimation of severe pain and associated symptoms predict AMI and early death in patients calling for acute chest pain?
Ambulance despatchers' estimation of severe chest pain and associated symptoms is a useful pre-hospital predictor for the development of acute myocardial infarction, though not for early mortality.
Herlitz et al. (1995) studied this question.
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