SGEM#421: I Think I’d Have a Heart Attack – Maybe Not in a Rural Area?

Trials extracted from the podcast by Dr. Ken Milne

• 2023Rural North Carolina Regional STEMI Data Registry: FMC-to-PCI time and mortalityCoronary & InterventionIn 365 rural EMS patients with STEMI, PCI within 90 minutes of first medical contact was associated with lower in-hospital mortality than later reperfusion.
• 2022Prehospital time for patients with acute cardiac complaints: A rural health disparityEmergency & ResuscitationAmong428,054 US EMS encounters for adults with acute cardiac complaints,rural locationwas associated with longertotal prehospital timethanurban location.