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Reducing Door-to-Treatment Time

The 2005 Guidelines call on prehospital providers to acquire and transmit diagnostic-quality 12-lead ECGs to the ED. [1] Clinical evidence suggests that sending diagnostic quality ECGs ahead of the patient arrival can reduce door-to-reperfusion therapy time and lead to better patient outcomes. [2]

Challenges

  • Is your service prepared to acquire 12-lead ECGs?
  • Can your service send a digital, diagnostic-quality 12-lead ECG to the ED?

Meeting the Challenges

Look to Physio-Control for the complete solution for successfully managing chest pain patients. The LIFENET® RS Receiving Station works together with the LIFEPAK® 12 defibrillator/monitor to identify suspected ST-elevated MI and transmit a diagnostic-quality ECG to the ED or directly to the cardiology department/cath lab.

[1]
"Guidelines 2005 for Cardiovascular Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care." 2005. Circulation 112, IV-91
[2]
Sekulic M., et al. "Feasibility of early emergency room notification to improve door-to-door balloon times for patients with acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction." Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 2005; 66: 316-319.