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Review
. 2005 Dec;91(12):1524-6.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.055616.

It's a matter of time: contemporary pre-hospital management of acute ST elevation myocardial infarction

R C Welsh  1 , P W Armstrong
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Review

It's a matter of time: contemporary pre-hospital management of acute ST elevation myocardial infarction

R C Welsh et al. Heart. 2005 Dec.
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Opportunities in pre-hospital cardiovascular care. Opportunities provided by enhanced pre-hospital cardiovascular care move beyond the scope of this article focused on ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and include: non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes (ACS), cardiac arrest (sudden death), and a host of other cardiovascular disease. The capacity of pre-hospital teams to assess and manage patient risk with rapid initiation of evidence based treatments and triage to appropriate medical institution portends optimal medical treatment. ACLS, advance cardiac life support; AED, automated external defibrillator; CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; EBM, evidence based medicine.
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