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 wher...

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Published inUgeskrift for læger Vol. 175; no. 4; p. 194
Main Authors Okkels Jensen, Lisette, Holmvang, Lene, Forberg, Jakob Lundager, Petersen, Dan Brun, Knudsen, Anne Sejr, Terkelsen, Christian Juhl
Format Journal Article
LanguageDanish
Published Denmark 21.01.2013
Subjects
Acute Disease
Coronary Care Units
Denmark
Emergency Service, Hospital - organization & administration
Heart Diseases - diagnosis
Heart Diseases - therapy
Humans
Time Factors
Triage
Denmark
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1603-6824