Measuring quality in the prehospital care of chest pain patients

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 237-240

  Colwell, Christopher ^a,b   Mehler, Philip ^a,b   Harper, Justin ^a   Cassell, Lisa ^a   Vazquez, John ^a   Sabel, Allison ^a,b  

^a DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bundles; Chest pain; Emergency medical services; EMS; Prehospital emergency care; Quality indicators

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; OXYGEN THERAPY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX PAIN; URBAN AREA; VITAL SIGN; CHEST PAIN; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESUSCITATION; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEST PAIN; COLORADO; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 70350656069     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120802706138     Document Type: Article

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