Prehospital 12-Lead ECG Use for Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome Varies by Community Social Vulnerability.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the association of community-level social drivers of health with variability in the documentation of prehospital 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) for patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS).

Methods

This retrospective observational cohort study was conducted using the 2021 ESO Data Collaborative with de-identified records from more than 1,300 emergency medical services (EMS) agencies in the United States. We included 9-1-1 ground responses for adults ≥35 years with a prehospital clinical impression of ACS who were transported to the hospital. Social vulnerability index (SVI) was linked at the Census tract of the scene encounter and grouped in quartiles with the highest quartile representing communities of greatest vulnerability. The primary

SUBMITTER: Ward MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12797857 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature