Women with chest pain less likely then men to get proper treatment from paramedics
Saturday, May 16, 2009 - 07:35
in Health & Medicine
Women with chest pain are less likely than male patients to receive recommended, proven therapies while en route to the hospital, according to new research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Despite evidence showing that the drugs aspirin and nitro-glycerine are important early interventions for people who may be having a heart attack, women don't get them as often as male patients with the same types of symptoms, says a new study that was presented Friday, 15 May 2009 at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine's annual conference...
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