Computer-Assisted Paramedic Electrocardiogram Interpretation With Remote Physician Over-read: The Future of Prehospital STEMI Care?

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 408-410

  Welsh, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED PARAMEDIC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM INTERPRETATION; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; CHEST PAIN; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 84863870425     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2012.04.002     Document Type: Editorial

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