Characteristics of prehospital ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctions

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 299-303

  Celik, Daniel H ^a   Mencl, Francis R ^a,b   Deangelis, Anthony ^a   Wilde, Joshua ^a   Steer, Sheila H ^a,b   Wilber, Scott T ^a,b   Frey, Jennifer A ^a   Bhalla, Mary Colleen ^a,b  

^a AKRON CITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

allied health personnel; electrocardiography; emergency medical services; heart catheterization; myocardial infarction; STEMI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OHIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84878822109     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2013.785619     Document Type: Article

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