Wednesday, 2 November 2011

Emedinews:Makesure:A patient with chest pain with normal ECG died half an hour later.

Situation: A patient with chest pain with normal ECG died half an hour later.
Reaction: Oh my God! Why was acute MI not suspected?
Lesson: Make sure all patients of chest pain are observed for 12 hours. ECG can be normal in acute heart attack for up to six hours.

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