White Plains Hospital Center Adopts New Capability To Expedite Treatment Serious Heart Attacks

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http://www.prlog.org/10683742-white-plains-hospital-center-adopts-new-capability-to-expedite-treatment-serious-heart-attacks.html

May 18, 2010 – Individuals in Westchester communities served by White Plains Hospital Center who suffer a serious heart attack will be able to undergo life-saving treatment more quickly as a result of new technology the Hospital has adopted. Paramedics in the field will now be able to send a digital transmission of the patient’s electrocardiogram (EKG) to the Hospital’s Emergency Department and Cardiac Catheterization Lab.

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Edited June 2, 2010 by xfirefighter484x

[sfrd18 360]

Sounds like Emergency!

[helicopper 1,050]

Um, not to rain on the parade but haven't we always been able to transmit EKG's if we needed to? Isn't this just a change from analog to digital?

[INIT915 1,119]

Sounds like Emergency!

Not 'sounds like'. Is!

Nothing like making 40 year old technology (with a little upgrading) seem like the newest medical breakthrough.

[ny10570 745]

While its been around, very few places utilize it. FDNY is currently struggling with its 'War Games" like Rosetta system and has to transmit to Queens where it is then faxed to the hospitals. A true digital system is on the way but still requires going through Queens because the hospitals each have their own system.