The positive predictive value of paramedic versus emergency physician interpretation of the prehospital 12-lead electrocardiogram

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 399-402

  Davis, Daniel P ^a,d   Graydon, Cheryl ^b   Stein, Robert ^b   Wilson, Siobhan ^c   Buesch, Barbara ^b   Berthiaume, Shelley ^b   Lee, David M ^b   Rivas, Jaime ^b   Vilke, Gary M ^a   Leahy, Dennis R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Palomar Medical Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d San Diego   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac receiving centers; Chest pain; Electrocardiogram; Paramedics; Percutaneous intervention; ST elevation myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OBSERVATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34848874740     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120701536784     Document Type: Article

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