scholarly journals Factors Associated with Emergency Medical Service Use for Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients in Victoria

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. S45
Author(s):  
S. Cartledge ◽  
J. Bray ◽  
D. Stub ◽  
P. Ngu ◽  
L. Straney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Emergency Medical Service ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Medical Service ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Emergency Medical

Anxiolytics in patients suffering a suspected acute coronary syndrome: Multi-centre randomised controlled trial in Emergency Medical Service

2013 ◽  
Vol 168 (4) ◽  
pp. 3580-3587 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birgitta Wireklint Sundström ◽  
Angela Bång ◽  
Thomas Karlsson ◽  
Karin Winge ◽  
Camilla Lundberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Emergency Medical Service ◽  
Medical Service ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Emergency Medical ◽  
Randomised Controlled

scholarly journals UNDERSTANDING THE PATTERNS AND EFFECTS OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE UTILIZATION IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME PATIENTS

2012 ◽  
Vol 59 (13) ◽  
pp. E382
Author(s):  
Suzanne Baron ◽  
Arvind Agnihotri ◽  
Andrew Eisenhauer ◽  
David Roberts ◽  
James McCabe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Emergency Medical Service ◽  
Service Utilization ◽  
Medical Service ◽  
Medical Service Utilization ◽  
Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Emergency Medical

The barriers associated with emergency medical service use for acute coronary syndrome: the awareness and influence of an Australian public mass media campaign

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 466-471
Author(s):  
Susie Cartledge ◽  
Judith Finn ◽  
Lahn Straney ◽  
Phillip Ngu ◽  
Dion Stub ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Sudden Onset ◽  
Warning Signs ◽  
Clinical Role ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Emergency Medical ◽  
Patient Selection Criteria

BackgroundEmergency medical services (EMS) transport to hospital is recommended in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) guidelines, but only half of patients with ACS currently use EMS. The recent Australian Warning Signs campaign conducted by the Heart Foundation addressed some of the known barriers against using EMS. Our aim was to examine the influence of awareness of the campaign on these barriers in patients with ACS.MethodsInterviews were conducted with patients admitted to an Australian tertiary hospital between July 2013 and April 2014 with a diagnosis of ACS. Patient selection criteria included: aged 35–75 years, competent to provide consent, English speaking, not in residential care and medically stable. Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine factors associated with EMS use.ResultsOnly 54% of the 199 patients with ACS interviewed used EMS for transport to hospital. Overall 64% of patients recalled seeing the campaign advertising, but this was not associated with increased EMS use (52.0%vs56.9%, p=0.49) or in the barriers against using EMS. A large proportion of patients (43%) using other transport thought it would be faster. Factors associated with EMS use for ACS were: age >65 years, ST-elevation myocardial infarction, a sudden onset of pain and experiencing vomiting.ConclusionIn medically stable patients with ACS, awareness of the Australian Warning Signs campaign was not associated with increased use of EMS or a change in the barriers for EMS use. Future education strategies could emphasise the clinical role that EMS provide in ACS.

scholarly journals Geospatial Analysis of Ambulance Station Coverage of the Acute Coronary Syndrome Incidents in Semey, Kazakhstan

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (E) ◽  
pp. 638-646
Author(s):  
Askhat Shaltynov ◽  
Askar Abiltaev ◽  
Bakytzhan Konabekov ◽  
Ulzhan Jamedinova ◽  
Daulet Aldyngurov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Emergency Medical Service ◽  
Medical Service ◽  
High Density ◽  
National Standard ◽  
Left Bank ◽  
Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Emergency Calls ◽  
Emergency Medical

BACKGROUND: One of the main causes of death is cardiovascular diseases. Among cardiovascular diseases ischemic heart disease is major a cause of death. Emergency medical service and ambulance play the key role in providing timely care. AIM: This study was carried out to investigate the coverage area of calls of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) by ambulance stations in regards to the time using GIS-analyze. METHODS: This was descriptive study which contains secondary data from Semey ambulance service’s database about all 1704 ACS with and without elevation of ST segment emergency calls in Semey city (Kazakhstan) over the period from August 1, 2017 to May 30, 2018. Spatial Analyst and Network Analyst Extensions of ArcGIS 10.7 (ESRI, CA, USA) were used to define high ACS density areas and find 10, 15, and 20 min time response areas. Kernel density tool calculates a magnitude-per-unit area from point or polyline features using a kernel function to fit a smoothly tapered surface to each point or polyline. RESULTS: The distance to the patient for ambulances was from 7 to 15 km. For most calls, the response time was <10 min, which is the recommended national standard for emergency care. Density zones were divided into seven categories from white (from 0 to 3.4 cases/km2) to red (from 59.9 to 86.1 cases/km2). The largest high-density area of ACS cases was located in central part of the city on right-bank of the river. Furthermore, high density of ACS cases was identified in the areas of high rise buildings on the left bank of the river. CONCLUSION: GIS tools are useful tool that can be implemented in planning of emergency medical service. In our study, we determined that the service areas of ambulance stations cover the needs of patients with ACS. But nevertheless, it is necessary to plan the ambulance care to nearby regions and villages. In addition, it needs to consider the development of new areas of city and patterns of emergency calls in planning.

Factors associated with Emergency Medical Service reattendance in low acuity patients not transported by ambulance

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Verity F. Todd ◽  
Andy Swain ◽  
Graham Howie ◽  
Bronwyn Tunnage ◽  
Tony Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Medical Service ◽  
Medical Service ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Emergency Medical

scholarly journals Impact of Patient Language on Emergency Medical Service Use and Prenotification for Acute Ischemic Stroke

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-8
Author(s):  
Sara K. Rostanski ◽  
Benjamin R. Kummer ◽  
Eliza C. Miller ◽  
Randolph S. Marshall ◽  
Olajide Williams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Acute Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Emergency Medical Service ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Medical Service ◽  
Emergency Medical

486a Emergency Medical Service use predicts better outcomes in STEMI

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. S256-S257
Author(s):  
A. Baradi ◽  
D. Dinh ◽  
A. Brennan ◽  
J. Somaratne ◽  
J. Lefkotvits ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Medical Service ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Medical Service ◽  
Emergency Medical
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