Calling an ambulance improves heart attack survival
Saturday, October 20, 2012 - 16:30
in Health & Medicine
Patients with chest pain symptoms who call an ambulance have quicker, more appropriate treatment and better survival according to new research. A study from Denmark shows that calling emergency services allows pre-hospital triage and transport to the most appropriate hospital, while a Turkish study reveals that only 29% of patients with chest pain went to hospital by ambulance.