The barriers associated with emergency medical service use for acute coronary syndrome: the awareness and influence of an Australian public mass media campaign.

BACKGROUND: Emergency medical services (EMS) transport to hospital is recommended in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) guidelines, but only half of patients with ACS currently use EMS. The recent Australian Warning Signs campaign conducted by the Heart Foundation addressed some of the known barriers aga...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cartledge, S., Finn, Judith, Straney, L., Ngu, P., Stub, D., Patsamanis, H., Shaw, J., Bray, Janet
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51681