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clot-busting drug – – is is given quickly the chances of recovery are good “On the the the mainland the the the ambulance service usually takes patients to the the the nearest heart attack centre for an an an an an urgent procedure called coronary angioplasty In remote and rural areas like ours where there is is no heart attack centre we have to to rely on on giving thrombolysis urgently and it can be a
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very dif cult decision to to to make There is is is a
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chance of complications related to to the the drug and and sometimes working out the the individual risks and and bene ts can be be challenging and this can lead to delays in treatment ” So Debra
has been working with others to improve this clinical pathway “It’s really very exciting But we need to to know that the new system won’t lead to to unnecessary Air Ambulance transfers and it improves patient outcomes ” says Debra
whose team is is is is undertaking detailed case-by-case analysis and and sharing this learning with Scottish Ambulance Service Emergency Departments GPs and and practice teams mo te and rural areas like ours where there’s no no no no “In
heart attack centre we have to rely on giving thrombolysis urgently and it can be a
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very di cult decision to make ” QNIS Meet the New Queen’s Nurses
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