Article
Chest pain guideline and continuous quality improvement system for Canadian rural emergency health care facilities
Ligne directrice sur la douleur thoracique et système d'amélioration continue de la qualité pour les établissements de soins d'urgence ruraux canadiens
Winter 1999
Volume 4 - Issue 1
Jim Thompson, Nick Balfour, Peter Butt, Graham Dodd, Valerie Krym, Chris Loreto, Keith MacLellan, Jock Murray, Tom O'Neill, Mark Quigg, James Rourke, Michael Shuster, Paul Turner
Details
ISSN Number: 12037796
Language: English/French
Format: PDF
Pages: 12–26
Content Summary
This article presents a guideline and quality improvement system for managing chest pain in rural emergency facilities. It addresses the challenges of meeting urban standards in rural settings and provides a framework for rapid diagnosis and treatment of acute coronary syndromes. The guideline is endorsed by several Canadian medical associations.
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Rural medicinePrimary carePublic healthRemote medicine