Demographic, Belief, and Situational Factors Influencing the Decision to Utilize Emergency Medical Services Among Chest Pain Patients

Brown, Adam; Clay Mann, N.; Daya, Mohamud; B. Goldberg, Robert; Meischke, Hendrika; Taylor, Judy; Smith, Kevin; K. Osganian, Stavroula; S. Cooper, Lawton

doi:10.1161/01.cir.102.2.173

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Demographic, Belief, and Situational Factors Influencing the Decision to Utilize Emergency Medical Services Among Chest Pain Patients

Published in Circulation • Jul 11, 2000

Authors:

Adam Brown

N. Clay Mann

Mohamud Daya

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Empirical evidence suggests that people value emergency medical services (EMS) but that they may not use the service when experiencing chest pain. This study evaluates this phenomenon and the factors associated with the failure to use EMS during a potential cardiac event. METHODS AND RES...

Subject

Medicine

Chest pain

Emergency department

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