Using EMS Dispatch to Trigger STEMI Alerts Decreases Door-to-Balloon Times

Stowens JC, Sonnad SS, Rosenbaum RA West J Emerg Med 2015 May;16(3):472-80 PMID: 25987932 Abstract INTRODUCTION: We sought to determine the potential reduction in door-to-balloon time (DTB) by allowing paramedics to perform prehospital ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) notification using brief communications via emergency medical services (EMS) 9-1-1 dispatchers as soon as they saw a STEMI

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