Prehospital electrocardiogram and early helicopter dispatch to expedite interfacility transfer for percutaneous coronary intervention

Critical Pathways in Cardiology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 155-159

  Thomas, Stephen H ^a,b,e   Kociszewski, Christine ^a   Hyde, Robert J ^c   Brennan, Paul J ^c   Wedel, Suzanne K ^a,d  

^a Boston MedFlight   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Lawrence General Hospital   (United States)

^d BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Clinics Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

EMS; Helicopter; Prehospital; ST elevation myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

CLOPIDOGREL; EPTIFIBATIDE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; METOPROLOL; MORPHINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

EID: 33748615463     PISSN: 1535282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hpc.0000234809.93495.e3     Document Type: Article

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