title: Chest pain and validity of an emergency medical dispatch algorithm.
abstract: Chest pain is a unique symptom in medical narration because the underlying cause can vary from mild acidity to massive Acute Myocardial Infarction also known as heart attack. Medical dispatching today is geared towards patient safety however too many Advanced Life Support (ALS) responses are made due to protocol of following every chest pain call. These ALS responses lead to inefficient use of community resources. Computerized dispatch protocol integrated with the dispatch station can achieve same level of patient safety with better utilization of Emergency Medical System (EMS) resources.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program, Career Development Division, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, USA.
authors.forename: Ninad
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: Helmuth F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Orthner
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Pigott
mesh_terms: D022561:Advanced Cardiac Life Support / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000465:Algorithms; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D004631:Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans