Prehospital Translation of Chest Pain Tools (RESCUE Study): Completion Rate and Inter-rater Reliability.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Chest pain is a common reason for ambulance transport. Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and pulmonary embolism (PE) risk assessments, such as history, electrocardiogram, age, risk factors (HEAR); Emergency Department Assessment of Chest Pain Score (EDACS); Pulmonary Embolism Rule-out Criteria (PERC); and revised Geneva score, are well validated for emergency department (ED) use but have not been translated to the prehospital setting. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the 1) prehospital completion rate and 2) inter-rater reliability of chest pain risk assessments.

Methods

We conducted a prospective observational cohort study in two emergency medical services (EMS) agencies (April 18, 2018 - January 2, 2019). Adults with acute, non-traumatic chest pain wi

SUBMITTER: Snavely AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8967468 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature