A prospective evaluation of the utility of the prehospital 12-lead electrocardiogram to change patient management in the emergency department

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 9-14

  Davis, Matthew ^a,b   Lewell, Michael ^a,b   Mcleod, Shelley ^a   Dukelow, Adam ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Southwestern Ontario Regional Geriatric Program   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Electrocardiogram; Emergency medical services; Emergency medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION STUDY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

DECISION MAKING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; ONTARIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84890914972     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2013.825350     Document Type: Article

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