How to treat a heart attack in the ER?
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Evidence suggests that between 5,000 and 10,000 deaths per year could be prevented if thrombolytic ther apy were to be administered within 12 hours of the onset of symptoms of a heart attack. | |
Unlike anginal pain, the pain from a heart attack usually lasts more than 20 minutes and does not go away with rest. | |
92 Citations | Reconstructing the past and comparing oneself to fellow patients allows the cardiac patient to normalise his heart attack. |
37 Citations | Appropriately trained nurses can assess patients with suspected heart attack accurately and safely for thrombolytic therapy. |
46 Citations | Thus the findings emphasize the importance of prompt action when people are confronted with an acute heart attack. |
The participants were not well informed about the symptoms of heart attack. | |
It's crucial to call 911 or emergency medical help if you think you might be having a heart attack. | |
Although a heart attack is a frightening event, if you learn the signs of a heart attack and what steps to take, you can save a life—perhaps even your own. | |
A community-based firefighter intervention can be effective in increasing appropriate response to symptoms of a heart attack among elders. | |
177 Citations | Efforts to reduce delay in seeking medical care among persons with heart attack symptoms should address these deficiencies in knowledge. |
One viable mechanism that may not only predict patient behavior following a heart attack, | |
01 Oct 2015 | In this paper we have proposed a system to provide efficient and quick solution to heart attack patients who are at great risk. |
36 Citations | Public health awareness initiatives and systematic integration of appropriate awareness and action in response to a perceived heart attack should be expanded across the health system continuum of care. |
208 Citations | Interventions to reduce patient delay need to address expectations about heart attack symptoms, educate about benefits and appropriate actions, and provide legitimacy for taking specific health care-seeking actions. |
100 Citations | Patients' willingness to undertake secondary preventive strategies following heart attack are likely to be affected by their understandings of their condition. |
19 Citations | These findings have implications for educating the public about the complex and variable manifestations of a heart attack. |
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