Treatment of suspected cardiac ischemia with aspirin by paramedics in an urban emergency medical services system

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 282-284

  McVaney, Kevin E ^a   Macht, Marlow ^a   Colwell, Christopher B ^a   Pons, Peter T ^a  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspirin; Cardiac ischemia; Paramedics; Prehospital; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; OXYGEN THERAPY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT MONITORING; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; ASPIRIN; CHEST PAIN; COLORADO; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 32144441030     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120590962030     Document Type: Article

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