California Researchers Look at Effect of Pre-Hospital ECG
A new study by researchers at the UC-San Diego School of Medicine, Rural/Metro Ambulance San Diego and the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department found that emergency medical workers can conduct an electrocardiogram in the field on patients with chest pain without increasing the transport time to the hospital. The study, published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology, analyzed data on nearly 22,000 patients treated over a five-year period by San Diego city paramedics.
- "Study Shows Pre-Hospital ECG Gets Heart Attack Patients to Hospital Faster" (Ignelzi, U-T San Diego, 7/26).