Sex differences in emergency medical services management of patients with myocardial infarction: analysis of routinely collected data for over 110,000 patients
Hsu, Benjumin; Carcel, Cheryl; Wang, Xia; Peters, Sanne A E; Randall, Deborah A; Havard, Alys; Miller, Matthew; Redfern, Julie; Woodward, Mark; Jorm, Louisa R
(2021) American Heart Journal, volume 241, pp. 87 - 91
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Abstract
Emergency medical services (EMS) activation is an integral component in managing individuals with myocardial infarction (MI). EMS play a crucial role in early MI symptom recognition, prompt transport to percutaneous coronary intervention centres and timely administration of management. The objective of this study was to examine sex differences in prehospital
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EMS care of patients hospitalized with Ml using data from a retrospective population-based cohort study of linked health administrative data for people with a hospital diagnosis of MI in Australia (2001-18).
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Keywords: Aged, Ambulances/statistics & numerical data, Australia/epidemiology, Cohort Studies, Early Medical Intervention/standards, Emergency Medical Dispatch/methods, Emergency Medical Services/methods, Female, Humans, Male, Myocardial Infarction/diagnosis, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention/methods, Quality Improvement/organization & administration, Retrospective Studies, Routinely Collected Health Data, Sex Factors, Time-to-Treatment/organization & administration, Letter, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
ISSN: 0002-8703
Publisher: Mosby Inc.
Note: Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Elsevier Inc.
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