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Follow-up of a 1-ye...
Follow-up of a 1-year media campaign on delay times and ambulance use in suspected acute myocardial infarction
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- Herlitz, Johan (author)
- [external],Prehospital akutsjukvård
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Blohm, M (author)
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Hartford, M (author)
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Karlson, BW (author)
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Luepker, R (author)
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Holmberg, S (author)
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Risenfors, M (author)
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Wennerblom, B (author)
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- Oxford University Press, 1992
- 1992
- English.
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In: European Heart Journal. - : Oxford University Press. - 0195-668X .- 1522-9645. ; 13:2, s. 171-177
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- In order to reduce the delay times from onset of symptoms to arrival in hospital, and increase the use of ambulance in patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction (AMI), a media campaign was initiated in an urban area. An initial 3-week intense campaign was followed by a maintenance phase of 1 year. Delay times and ambulance use during the campaign were compared with the previous 21 months. Among patients admitted to a coronary care unit (CCU) due to suspected AMI, the median delay time was reduced from 3 h to 2 h 40 min and the mean delay time was reduced from 11 h 33 min to 7 h 42 min (P <0.001). Among patients with confirmed AMI the median delay time was reduced from 3 h to 2 h 20 min and the mean delay time from 10 h to 6 h 27 min (P <0.001). We conclude that a 1-year media campaign can reduce delay times in suspected AMI, and that this effect appears to continue at 1 year, but ambulance use seems to be more djfficult to influence.
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