Deaths outside hospital from acute coronary events

[...]we agree with Norris et al on the importance of educating the public to interpret premonitory signs of coronary events and to summon the emergency services without delay. Sep 1, 1998 EDITOR-Norris et al and Ruston et al point to the importance of behaviour outside hospital in the prevention of sudden death. 1 2 We studied all cases of sudden death in people aged under 70 years that was attributed to ischaemic heart disease in a population of 330 000 over a period of nine months.