Ambulance staff can already determine heart attacks in the ambulance with a new rapid test. As a result, patients are brought to the right hospital faster. Ambulances in the southeast of Noord-Brabant use the blood test developed in Eindhoven from this month.
The test provides clarity within ten minutes whether a patient has had a heart attack. That can save a lot of time, because first patients could only be tested at a heart attack in the hospital. Healthcare organizations speak of a major improvement in care with heart attacks. “With a heart attack, every second counts,” says Arjan Koks of ambulance care in Southeast Brabant.
The test is done with a drop of blood that is punctured. A mobile device measures substances in the blood that point to a heart attack. On the basis of a risk score that indicates the device, ambulance staff can estimate how serious the situation is. This way they can bring patients to the right place faster.
Patients with a heart attack then immediately go to the hospital for a necessary dotter treatment. In Southeast Brabant this happens in the Catherina Hospital in Eindhoven. The stopover at another hospital for the old test is therefore no longer necessary.
Moreover, more people can stay at home if the test shows that there is no heart attack. That gives more rest among patients, who otherwise hear the result of a study will only hear in the hospital. “An ambulancerit to the hospital can bring a lot of stress for patients,” says general practitioner Eleana Zhang of general practitioner organization Stroomz.
About four hundred ambulance journeys less
In the Eindhoven region, an ambulance is used about 4,400 times a year to bring people with a possible heart attack to the hospital. “We expect that in four hundred cases we can already reassure people at home because those blood results are good,” says cardiologist Pieter-Jan Vlaar of the Catharina Hospital to Omroep Brabant .
Ambulances in Southeast Brabant have been using the test since 1 August. Since then the device has been deployed 125 times. After a four -year study, the rapid test was developed by various companies in Brainport Eindhoven.
Ambulance personnel can now use a new rapid test in the ambulance to detect heart attacks. As a result, patients are tasks to the right hospital faster. Ambulances in The Southeast of Noord-Brabant Have Been Using the Blood Test Developed in Eindhoven Since This Month.
The Test Provides Clarity Within for Minutes As to WHETER A PATITEN HAS HAD A HEART ATTACK. This can save a lot of time, because previously patients could only be tested for a heart attack in the hospital. Healthcare Organizations Speak of a Major Improvement in the Care of Heart Attacks. “Every second counts in the event of a heart attack,” Says Arjan Koks of ambulance care in Southast Brabant.
The test is done with a drop of Blood that is tasks. A Mobile Device Measures Substances In The Blood That Indicate A Heart Attack. Based on a risk score that the device indicates, ambulance personnel can estimate how serious the situation is. This allows them to take patients to the right place faster.
Patients with a Heart Attack then immediately go to the hospital for a necessary angioplasty. In Southeast Brabant, This is Done in The Catherina Hospital in Eindhoven. The Stopover at Another Hospital for the Old Test is Therefore No Longer Necessary.
In Addition, More People Can Stay At Home If The Test Shows That There Is No Heart Attack. This Gives More Peace of Mind to Patients, Who would Andherwise Only Hear The Results of An Examination In The Hospital. “An Ambulance Ride to the Hospital Can Bring a Lot of Stress for Patients,” Says GP Eleanana Zhang or GP Organization Stroomz.
Approximately Four Hundred Fewer Ambulance Rides
In The Eindhoven Region, An Ambulance, Deployed Approximately 4,400 Times A Year to Take People with a Possible Heart Attack to the Hospital is. “We expect that in four hundred cases we can already reassure people at home, because blood results are good,” Says cardiologist Pieter-Jan Vlaar of the Catharina Hospital to Omroep Brabant .
Ambulances in Southast Brabant have Been Using the Test Since August 1. Since then, the device has already Been Used 125 Times. The Rapid Test was developed after a four-year study by Various Companies in Brainport Eindhoven.