Survey: Over 40 percent won’t dial EMS is they thought they were having an MI

November 19, 2006

This survey was in the UK – I suspect similar numbers Stateside.



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1 Anonymous November 20, 2006 at 5:41 am

I saw this all the time. People need to understand, an ambulance is a rolling emergency room. We are on the phone with the physician in the E.R. and we have all the meds. right with us. CALL!

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