The length of the prehospital delay time is an essential factor for the efficiency of the treatment of acute myocardial infarction. A sample of 332 patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction was analyzed (interview, questionnaire and data from medical record). The median prehospital delay was 175,5 min. In the analysis of the context in which the acute symptoms occurred, symptoms starting at home (OR 1,91) and the suggestion of others to passive behavior (rest or take medication, OR 2,30) had an influence on a prehospital delay time longer than the median. People that drove to the general practitioner (OR 3,30), went on with their former action (OR 2,68), had a low level of anxiety (OR 2,65), as well as patients with an interruption of pain (OR 4,31) were more likely to delay. In the future these factors can be told in public campaigns especially to patients in high risk groups.
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The length of the prehospital delay time is an essential factor for the efficiency of the treatment of acute myocardial infarction. A sample of 332 patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction was analyzed (interview, questionnaire and data from medical record). The median prehospital delay was 175,5 min. In the analysis of the context in which the acute symptoms occurred, symptoms starting at home (OR 1,91) and the suggestion of others to passive behavior (rest or take medication, O...
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