STEMI - Saving Lives in the Field

About the Program

Category: Risk and Emergency Management (Best in Category)

Year: 2010

For counties that do not have an advanced cardiac care hospital within their boundaries, treatable heart attacks lead to unnecessary death. By utilizing advanced technology and communication, Camden County Fire Rescue can now help identify the most serious heart conditions. Camden County’s Fire Rescue can now help identify the most dangerous type of heart attack while in an ambulance. The program is referred to as the STEMI program, an acronym for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial infarction. The STEMI program ultimately gives patients a significantly higher probability of recovery by early identification. While in transit to the hospital, a team is formed and provided with critical reports so that they are ready to begin treatment as the patient arrives.