Xuejie Dong, Fang Ding, Shuduo Zhou, Junxiong Ma, Na Li, Mailikezhati Maimaitiming, Yawei Xu, Zhigang Guo, Shaobin Jia, Chunjie Li, Suxin Luo, Huiping Bian, Gesang Luobu, Zuyi Yuan, Hong Shi, Zhi-Jie Zheng, Yinzi Jin, Yong Huo
BACKGROUND: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is the most time-sensitive acute cardiac event that requires rapid dispatching and response. The medical priority dispatch system (MPDS), one of the most extensively used types of emergency dispatch systems, is hypothesized to provide better-quality prehospital emergency treatment. However, few studies have revealed the impact of MPDS use on the process of ACS care. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate whether the use of MPDS was associated with higher prehospital diagnosis accuracy and shorter prehospital delay for patients with ACS transferred by an emergency medical service (EMS), using a national database in China...
November 23, 2022: Journal of Medical Internet Research