Code STEMI was co-conceived by Thaddeus (Ted) Setla, a paramedic filmmaker and owner of Setla Films and Tom Bouthillet, a paramedic captain with Hilton Head Island Fire & Rescue and editor-in-chief of ...

MidMichigan Health’s Regional STEMI Alert Program has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of ...

In an effort to enhance emergency response readiness for patients experiencing severe heart attacks and create elevated coordination between hospitals, DeTar Healthcare System, Yoakum Community ...

Implementing policies that allow emergency medical services (EMS) providers to take patients with STEMI directly to a PCI-capable hospital even if it’s not the closest option appears to shorten ...

May 31, 2007 (Dallas, TX)--- The American Heart Association (AHA) today announced the launch of a community-based initiative aimed at activating the critical chain of events necessary for opening ...

An agreed-upon plan of action that teams up hospitals and emergency medical services (EMS) in individual regions of the United States can speed the diagnosis and care of STEMI patients, increasing the ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Study results of patients with STEMI in rural areas ...

The length of response by emergency medical services has an impact on the treatment and outcomes of patients with STEMI, according to findings published in Heart. Researchers also found an unexplained ...

February is Heart Health Awareness Month, and it is an opportune time to shed light on a critical issue that can affect rural communities like Humboldt County — the urgent need for STEMI (ST-Elevation ...

ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients have a higher chance of survival if emergency medical service (EMS) teams notify the cardiac catherization lab at the hospital where the patient ...