Project Seeks to Speed Heart Attack Care
13th Nov 2006, 17:49 GMT
Hundreds of hospitals around the country are joining the most ambitious project ever undertaken to give faster emergency room care to people suffering major heart attacks. Fewer than one-third of such patients now get their blocked arteries reopened within 90 minutes of arrival, as guidelines recommend. The risk of dying goes up 42 percent if care is delayed even half an hour longer. "There's a very, very large opportunity here to improve patient care," said Dr. John Brush, a Norfolk, Va., heart specialist who helped design the new project. TechNewsWorld Spotlight on Security Now Available. Register here and receive your copy today!
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