PREHOSPITAL RISK STRATIFICATION USING A MODIFIED THROMBOLYSIS IN MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (PRISM TIMI) SCORE: A RETROSPECTIVE MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW

Background

Paramedics convey patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS) to emergency departments (EDs). The patient should be risk stratified using a risk stratification model (RSM) in the ED to determine the risk of death or adverse cardiovascular events. This determines if the patient should be transferred to a specialist heart attack centre (HAC) for an invasive procedure. If paramedics were to risk stratify the patients in the prehospital environment u…
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