Paramedic-administered prehospital thrombolysis is safe and reduces time to treatment

Evaluates the safety and efficacy of the Kapiti prehospital thrombolysis (PHT) programme from 2003 to 2007, a programme whereby paramedics attending patients with suspected myocardial infarction (MI) transmitted electrocardiograms to the Wellington Hospital Coronary Care Unit, where a physician made the decision whether or not to thrombolyse, and if so, then thrombolysis was administered by a Kapiti paramedic. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.