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A Novel Algorithm for Improving the Prehospital Diagnostic Accuracy of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

Mathew GoebelLauren M WestaferStephanie A AyalaEl RagoneScott J ChapmanMasood R MohammedMarc R CohenJames T NiemannMarc EcksteinStephen SankoNichole Bosson
Published in: Prehospital and disaster medicine (2023)
Prehospital ECGs with a high probability of true STEMI can be accurately identified using these four criteria: heart rate <130, QRS <100, verification of ST-segment elevation, and absence of artifact. Applying these criteria to prehospital ECGs with software interpretations of STEMI could decrease false-positive field activations, while also reducing the need to rely on transmission for physician over-read. This can have significant clinical and quality implications for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) systems.
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