12-Lead Electrocardiograms Acquired and Transmitted by Emergency Medical Technicians are of Diagnostic Quality and Positively Impact Patient Care.
Vladimir KotelnikKevin PesceWilliam M MastertonRobert T MarshallGregson PigottNathaniel BialekJason WinslowLauren M MaloneyPublished in: Prehospital and disaster medicine (2020)
In the event a cardiac monitor is available, after a limited educational intervention, EMTs are capable of acquiring a diagnostically useful 12L-ECG and transmitting it to a remote medical control physician for interpretation. This allows for prehospital PCI-center activation for a concern of a 12L-ECG with a STEMI, in the event that a paramedic is not available to care for the patient.
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