LACK OF SIGNIFICANT CORONARY HISTORY AND ECG MISINTERPRETATION ARE THE STRONGEST PREDICTORS OF UNDERTRIAGE IN PREHOSPITAL CHEST PAIN

摘要

Introduction: Appropriate prehospital (PH) triage of patients with chest pain can significantly improve outcomes in acute myocardial infarction (MI). We sought to explore how PH providers triage chest pain as high versus low risk and to evaluate the accuracy and predictors of their triage decision.