Acute coronary syndrome in relation to the occurrence of associated symptoms: a quantitative study in prehospital emergency care

Acute chest pain is a common symptom among prehospital emergency care patients. Therefore, it is crucial that ambulance nurses (ANs) have the ability to identify symptoms and assess patients suffering from acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The aim of this study is to explore the occurrence of dyspnoea and nausea and/or vomiting in the prehospital phase of a suspected ACS and the associations with patients ’ outcome.
Source: International Emergency Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research