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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Shortening Door-to-Balloon Time: The Use of Ambulance versus Private Vehicle for Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction

Abdulrhman Saleh Alghamdi1 Department of Emergency Medical Services, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;2 King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Abdullah Alshibani1 Department of Emergency Medical Services, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;2 King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6709-4721
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Meshary Binhotan1 Department of Emergency Medical Services, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;2 King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Meshal Alharbi1 Department of Emergency Medical Services, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;2 King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7697-0519
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Saleh S Algarni2 King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;3 Department of Respiratory Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, 11481, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0345-3545
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Mohammed Musaed Alzahrani1 Department of Emergency Medical Services, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;2 King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Abdulmalik Nasser Asiri1 Department of Emergency Medical Services, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;2 King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Faisal Faleh Alsulami1 Department of Emergency Medical Services, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;2 King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Kamal Ayoub2 King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;4 Ministry of the National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Abdullah Alabdali1 Department of Emergency Medical Services, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;2 King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Pages 457-463 | Received 26 Aug 2023, Accepted 09 Dec 2023, Published online: 17 Dec 2023

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