Reduction in treatment delay by paramedic ECG diagnosis of myocardial infarction with direct CCU admission.

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Published in Heart on November 01, 1997

Authors

M W Millar-Craig1, A V Joy, M Adamowicz, R Furber, B Thomas

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Cardiology, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary NHS Trust, Derby, UK.

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