A MEDIA CAMPAIGN AIMING AT REDUCING DELAY TIMES AND INCREASING THE USE OF AMBULANCE IN AMI

被引：39

作者：

BLOHM, M ^{[1
]}

HARTFORD, M ^{[1
]}

KARLSON, BW ^{[1
]}

KARLSSON, T ^{[1
]}

HERLITZ, J ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] GOTHENBURG UNIV,SAHLGRENS HOSP,DEPT MED 1,DIV CARDIOL,S-41345 GOTHENBURG,SWEDEN

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE | 1994年 / 12卷 / 03期

关键词：

ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; AMBULANCE CAMPAIGN; DELAY;

D O I：

10.1016/0735-6757(94)90147-3

中图分类号：

R4 [临床医学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100602 ;

摘要：

To improve the prognosis in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) if treatment by early instituting treatment, we initiated a media campaign during 1 year with the intention to reduce delay times and increase ambulance use in patients with acute chest pain. This article describes the outcome during 3 years after the campaign was finished. The median delay time in patients with AMI was reduced from 3 hours 0 min before the campaign to 2 hours 20 minutes during the year of the campaign (P < .001). The median delay time remained at a similar level (2 hours 20 min) during the 3 years after the campaign. Ambulance use was not affected during or after the campaign. It can be concluded that a media campaign resulted in a reduction of delay times not only during the campaign, but also during 3 years after its pertormance, whereas ambulance use was not affected. © 1994.

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页码：315 / 318

页数：4

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