Prehospital Time for Patients with Acute Cardiac Complaints: A Rural Health Disparity

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Reviews 428,054 emergency medical services (EMS) instances between January 2013 and May 2018 related to acute cardiac complaints to examine differences in time spent between EMS dispatch and hospital arrival for rural and urban patients. Discusses inequities in time to care by age, sex, transport mode, and patient status.

Nicklaus P. Ashburn, Anna C. Snavely, Ryan M. Angi, et al.

The American Journal of Emergency Medicine 52(2022), 64-68

02/2022

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Cardiovascular disease · Emergency medical services · Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data