Ethnic minorities and coronary heart disease: an update and future directions

JA Leigh, M Alvarez, CJ Rodriguez - Current atherosclerosis reports, 2016 - Springer
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the USA. Overall, heart disease
accounts for about 1 in 4 deaths with coronary heart disease (CHD) being responsible for …

Disparities in emergency medical services care delivery in the United States: a scoping review

AM Farcas, AP Joiner, JS Rudman… - Prehospital …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Emergency medical services (EMS) often serve as the first medical contact for ill
or injured patients, representing a critical access point to the health care delivery continuum …

Association of socioeconomic status with outcomes and care quality in patients presenting with undifferentiated chest pain in the setting of universal health care …

LP Dawson, E Andrew, Z Nehme, J Bloom… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND This study aimed to assess whether there are disparities in incidence rates,
care, and outcomes for patients with chest pain attended by emergency medical services …

Gender differences in the quality of EMS care nationwide for chest pain and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

JF Lewis, SL Zeger, X Li, NC Mann, CD Newgard… - Women's Health …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background We sought to determine whether gender disparities exist in the prehospital
management of chest pain (CP) or out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) among patients …

Disparities in emergency medical services time intervals for patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome: Findings from the North Carolina Prehospital Medical …

ER Cui, AR Fernandez, JK Zegre‐Hemsey… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Timely emergency medical services (EMS) response, management, and
transport of patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS) significantly reduce …

Emergency medical service delays in ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis

A Alrawashdeh, Z Nehme, B Williams, D Stub - Heart, 2020 - heart.bmj.com
Objectives To evaluate emergency medical services (EMS) delays and their impact on time
to treatment and mortality in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) …

Completeness of pediatric versus adult patient assessment documentation in the National Emergency Medical Services Information System

A Cercone, S Ramgopal… - Prehospital Emergency …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background Pediatric prehospital encounters are proportionally low-frequency events.
National pediatric readiness initiatives have targeted gaps in prehospital pediatric …

[PDF][PDF] Den prehospitala akutsjukvården i Sverige har stora utmaningar

J Herlitz, C Magnusson… - … . se. Hämtad från …, 2021 - lakartidningen.se
Startskottet för modern prehospital akutsjukvård blev en artikel från Belfast 1967 med titeln»
A mobile intensive care unit in the management of myocardial infarc tion «. Här visades att 6 …

[HTML][HTML] Hypoglycemia emergencies: factors associated with prehospital care, transportation status, emergency department disposition, and cost

MA Kaufmann, DR Nelson, P Kaushik… - Prehospital …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: The objectives of this study were to evaluate demographic/clinical characteristics
and treatment/transportation decisions by emergency medical services (EMS) for patients …

Self‐Administration of Aspirin After Chest Pain for the Prevention of Premature Cardiovascular Mortality in the United States: A Population‐Based Analysis

RG Russo, D Wikler, K Rahimi… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Aspirin, an effective, low‐cost pharmaceutical, can significantly reduce mortality
if used promptly after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, many AMI survivors do not …