Abstract
Thrombolysis delivered by paramedics with support from the base hospital can meet the national targets for early thrombolysis. The system has been shown to work well and can be introduced without delay.
Keywords
ThrombolysisMedicineObservational studyMyocardial infarctionEmergency medicineProspective cohort studyEmergency medical servicesCohort studyMedical emergencyElevation (ballistics)CardiologyInternal medicine
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- 2003
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 327
- Issue
- 7405
- Pages
- 22-26
- Citations
- 99
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D Pedley
(2003).
Prospective observational cohort study of time saved by prehospital thrombolysis for ST elevation myocardial infarction delivered by paramedics.
BMJ
, 327
(7405)
, 22-26.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.327.7405.22
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- DOI
- 10.1136/bmj.327.7405.22