Thrombolysis in the air. Air-ambulance paramedics flying to remote communities treat patients before hospitalization.

• Main Authors: Kapasi, H., Kelly, L., Morgan, J.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: College of Family Physicians of Canada 2000
• Subjects: Research Article; Lookout; Thunder Bay; First Nations
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2144947; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10907571

PROBLEM ADDRESSED: First Nations* communities in the North have a high prevalence of coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes and face an increasing incidence of myocardial infarction (MI). Many conditions delay timely administration of thrombolysis, including long times between when patients fir...