Taking it to the street: advanced monitoring and 12-lead EKGs in prehospital care
Greiff, S.J.
Emergency Medical Services 27(9): 47-48; 54-55
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0094-6575 PMID: 10185417 Document Number: 496604
Prehospital care is becoming increasingly sophisticated, and ALS caregivers will be proving advanced diagnostics and therapeutic modalities for patients, including definitive treatments like thrombolytic therapy. To help make this possible, we will need to use state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment. The medical electronics industry in partnership with emergency medical services systems can help reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with heart attack to improve the quality of patients' lives.