Prospective observational cohort study of time saved by prehospital thrombolysis for ST elevation myocardial infarction delivered by paramedics

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7405, 2003, Pages 22-26

  Pedley, David K ^a   Bissett, Kim ^a   Connolly, Elizabeth M ^a   Goodman, Carol G ^a   Golding, Ian ^b   Pringle, T H ^a   McNeill, G P ^a   Pringle, S D ^a   Jones, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AMBULANCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FIRST AID; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0037665411     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7405.22     Document Type: Article

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