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Acute Coronary Syndrome – Managing STEMI Video

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  • EMS should obtain a 12-lead ECG tracing and send it to the receiving hospital to decrease morbidity/mortality rates.
  • STEMI is diagnosed based on specific parameters involving ST elevation on a 12-lead ECG tracing.
  • Fibrinolytics or PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention) is the mainstay of treatment for STEMI in patients 12 hours or less from the start of symptoms.
  • Low-molecular-weight heparin and IV nitroglycerin are adjunctive treatments used in treating STEMI.

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