[Identification of patients admitted acutely on suspicion of cardiac disease].
Overall, the future emergency departments in Denmark serve as a single portal of entry for all acute patients. At the same time an expansion of prehospital diagnosing and triage will take place. In patients suspected of life-threatening cardiac conditions with specialized treatment requirements where the time factor is important, the prehospital triage will be important to identify patients who should be transferred directly to a cardiac care unit to reduce prehospital and in-hospital delays of treatment.
Hjertemedicinsk Afdeling B, Odense Universitetshospital, Sdr. Boulevard 29, 5000 Odense C, Denmark. okkels@dadlnet.dk
Lisette
L
Okkels Jensen
Lene
L
Holmvang
Jakob Lundager
JL
Forberg
Dan Brun
DB
Petersen
Anne Sejr
AS
Knudsen
Christian Juhl
CJ
Terkelsen
D000208:Acute Disease; D003325:Coronary Care Units; D003718:Denmark; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors; D014218:Triage