title: Reperfusion therapy.
abstract: In this article Nick Castle explains that, with significant improvements being made to the emergency management of cardiac patients, emergency nurses should challenge and develop their clinical practice to ensure patients receive prompt and evidence based treatment.
authors.affiliation: Resuscitation and Emergency Care, Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey.
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Castle
mesh_terms: D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D015425:Myocardial Reperfusion / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077785:Tenecteplase; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C087896:reteplase; D013300:Streptokinase; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator; D000077785:Tenecteplase