Open AccessParamedics beliefs and attitudes towards pre-hospital thrombolysis
Author(s) -
Abdullah Alanazi,
Qais Saad Alrashidi,
Nawfal Aljerian
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/2229-516x.125672
Subject(s) - thrombolysis , medical emergency , psychology , medicine , psychiatry , myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction is the third leading cause of death in the developing countries. Thrombolysis as a reperfusion therapy is shown to have a great role in decreasing mortality. The efficacy of thrombolytic therapy lies in its ability to reduce the duration of occlusion by early administration. Many of the studies have supported pre-hospital thrombolysis (PHT) therapy and proven that it is beneficial in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients.