A Novel Algorithm for Improving the Diagnostic Accuracy of Prehospital ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

• Published in: Prehospital and disaster medicine Vol. 34; no. 5; pp. 489 - 496
• Main Authors: Goebel, Mat, Vaida, Florin, Kahn, Christopher, Donofrio, J. Joelle
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.10.2019; Jems Publishing Company, Inc
• Subjects: Accuracy; Algorithms; Angioplasty; Decision Support Techniques; Electrocardiography; Emergency medical care; Emergency Medical Services; Emergency services; Fires; Heart attacks; Heart rate; Humans; Intubation; Medical diagnosis; Myocardial infarction; Original Research; Paramedics; Patients; Sensitivity and Specificity; ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction - diagnosis; ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction - physiopathology; Utah; Utah; United States > US; Massachusetts; ECG; paramedic; STEMI

ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a time-sensitive entity that has been shown to benefit from prehospital diagnosis by electrocardiogram (ECG). Current computer algorithms with binary decision making are not accurate enough to be relied on for cardiac catheterization lab (CCL) ac...