Call 911 STEMI protocol to reduce delays in transfer of patients from non primary percutaneous coronary intervention referral centers

Critical Pathways in Cardiology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 113-115

  Baruch, Terrence ^a   Rock, Alisa ^a   Koenig, William J ^b   Rokos, Ivan ^c   French, William J ^d  

^a Methodist Hospital California   (United States)

^b Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services Agency   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

AMI transfer program; PPCI transfer system; STEMI system of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CORONARY REPERFUSION; EARLY INTERVENTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOTLINES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT TRANSFER; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77956493807     PISSN: 1535282X     EISSN: 15352811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HPC.0b013e3181e9d410     Document Type: Article

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