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Faculty, Fanshawe College, ON, Canada
Research Paramedic, National Ambulance, UAE
Paramedic Educator, CPER, ON, Canada
Faculty, Portland Community College, OR, USA
Editor, Irish Journal of Paramedicine
Vice-President, Irish College of Paramedics
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Logistics
Logistics
Personnel
Scope of practice
Service delivery
Al Raha apartments, behind RAK bank building, in Khuzan area, off Sheikh Khalifa Street…
Service delivery
Service delivery
MaleFemale
Almost 50% of population
Almost 40% of Emiratis are obese
39%
16%
16%
21%
Literature Review
Prehospital ECG reduces mortality
Reduces reperfusion times
Accurate regardless of provider
PCI activation accurate
~15-25%
GulfRACE 1,2,3Abu Dhabi STEMI Network
Study design
\Service delivery
Personnel
Logistics
Logistics
Data collection
Communication
Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital
74% (n=87)
26%(n=31)
0
20
40
60
80
100
Male Female
Total
24
5
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Male Female
STEMI
6
15
3
5
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Emirati Indian Asian Other
Nationality
Past Medical History
STEMI
PMHx (any)
Classic associated symptoms
STEMI
Symptoms
Pain
STEMI
Pain
Mortality
Major adverse cardiac event
Symptom onset to call
Symptom onset to ECG
EMS arrival to ECG
EMS Dispatch to door
Door to balloon
So what?
