The faster a heart attack patient receives treatment, the more heart muscle is saved. Chances of survival and recovery increase. Aiken Regional coordinates with Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responders to directly transmit a heart attack patient’s EKG, a diagnostic tool that shows heart activity and helps physicians determine the presence of a heart attack, to our emergency department (ED).
EMS responders transmit the EKG by cell phone while en route to the hospital. The ED physician examines the EKG in real-time and, if signs of a heart attack are present, activates the Heart Attack Team immediately instead of waiting for a cardiologist to make the call. The Heart Attack Team includes a cardiologist, a nurse, a cath lab technician and one or more registered cardiovascular invasive specialists.
So before the patient even reaches the hospital, a treatment plan is set in motion and the Heart Attack Team is ready to stop the attack. Saving time saves muscle.
To learn more, watch Aiken Regional Medical Centers' Intelligent Medicine commercial on emergency cardiac care:
Inside Aiken Regional: Intelligent Medicine
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