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Hospital Process Intervals, not Ems Time Intervals, are the Most Important Predictors of Rapid Reperfusion in Ems Patients with St-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Carol Lynn ClarkFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine (CLC, EJR, RAS) and Division of Cardiology (ADB, AM) the Department of Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital (JB), Royal Oak, Michigan.Correspondence[email protected]
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Aaron D. BermanFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine (CLC, EJR, RAS) and Division of Cardiology (ADB, AM) the Department of Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital (JB), Royal Oak, Michigan.
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Ann McHughFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine (CLC, EJR, RAS) and Division of Cardiology (ADB, AM) the Department of Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital (JB), Royal Oak, Michigan.
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Edward Jedd RoeFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine (CLC, EJR, RAS) and Division of Cardiology (ADB, AM) the Department of Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital (JB), Royal Oak, Michigan.
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Judith BouraFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine (CLC, EJR, RAS) and Division of Cardiology (ADB, AM) the Department of Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital (JB), Royal Oak, Michigan.
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Robert A. SworFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine (CLC, EJR, RAS) and Division of Cardiology (ADB, AM) the Department of Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital (JB), Royal Oak, Michigan.
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Pages 115-120 | Received 20 Jun 2011, Accepted 28 Jun 2011, Published online: 05 Jan 2012

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Daniel H. Celik, Francis R. Mencl, Anthony DeAngelis, Joshua Wilde, Sheila H. Steer, Scott T. Wilber, Jennifer A. Frey & Mary Colleen Bhalla. (2013) Characteristics of Prehospital ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarctions. Prehospital Emergency Care 17:3, pages 299-303.
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