title: Potential time saving with pre-hospital intervention in acute myocardial infarction. Report of the European Myocardial Infarction Project (E.M.I.P) Sub-Committee.
abstract: The European Myocardial Infarction Project (E.M.I.P.) participants have evaluated out-of-hospital coronary care services in different cities within the E.E.C. and concluded that these facilities would support a study within these European centres on pre-hospital intervention in myocardial infarction. Based on a pilot study of 2443 patients with suspected myocardial infarction, simple criteria based on chest pain and first ECG finding have been defined to allow selection of out-of-hospital patients for a trial of pre-hospital drug evaluation. Pre-hospital treatment should reduce delay to intervention by about 1 h.
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001530:Belgium; D003718:Denmark; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005602:France; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008952:Mobile Health Units / Q000600:supply & distribution; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality; D009426:Netherlands; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012306:Risk; D013997:Time Factors; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents