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Nurse initiated thrombolysis in the accident and emergency department: safe, accurate, and faster than fast track
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Objective: To reduce the time between arrival at hospital of a patient with acute myocardial infarction and administration of thrombolytic therapy (door to needle time) by the introduction of nurse initiated thrombolysis in the accident and emergency department.
Methods: Two acute chest pain nurse specialists (ACPNS) based in A&E for 62.5 hours …