Correlates of Delayed Initial Contact to Emergency Services among Patients with Suspected ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Figure 2

Central illustration: progression of care of myocardial infarction following initial consistent symptoms of acute MI. With consideration for prior patient education, public health campaigns, and the use of risk scores, a predicted decrease in patient-related delay will be noted with an overall reduction in prolonging FMC (≤30 minutes) and a decrease in total ischemic time (≤120 minutes). ECG = electrocardiogram; EMS = emergency medical services; FMC = first medical contact; MI = myocardial infarction; PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention; STEMI = ST-elevation myocardial infarction.