Table 3

 Prescriber of thrombolytic treatment to patients immediately eligible for treatment

Who gave thrombolytic treatmentTotal
Specialist nurseEmergency clinicianMedical teamCardiologist
Data were available for analysis for 34603 patients.
2000–1457 (7.4%)2037 (33%)3266 (52.9%)410 (6.6%)6170
2001–21 049 (7.4%)6094 (43%)6067 (42.8%)970 (6.8%)14180
2002–31 350 (9.5%)7152 (50.2%)4841 (34%)909 (6.4%)14252
Difference (percentage points)2.117.2−19−0.2
95% CI 2000–1 and 2002–31.3 to 2.915.7 to 18.6−17.5 to −20.4−0.4 to 1.0