Improving ambulance routing for suspected heart attacks
Part of Heart & circulation, Lungs & breathing, Pain clinical trials.
This study is testing a tool that helps ambulance crews decide where to take patients with suspected heart attacks (but not the most severe type). It's a calibration study, meaning they are checking that the tool works correctly. Participating might help improve emergency care for future patients.
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Who can take part
- You have symptoms that suggest a heart attack (like chest pain or shortness of breath).
- Your symptoms started more than 30 minutes before the ambulance arrived.
- You are 18 years or older.
- You do not have a specific type of heart attack called 'STEMI' on your first heart tracing.
- You are not currently unstable, have dangerous heart rhythms, or have had cardiac arrest.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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