Effect of a mass media campaign on ambulance use for chest pain

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Nehme, Ziad, Cameron, Peter, Akram, Muhammad, Patsamanis, Harry, Bray, J. E., Meredith, Ian T. and Smith, Karen. (2017). Effect of a mass media campaign on ambulance use for chest pain. Medical Journal of Australia. 206(1), pp. 30 - 35. https://doi.org/10.5694/mja16.00341
AuthorsNehme, Ziad, Cameron, Peter, Akram, Muhammad, Patsamanis, Harry, Bray, J. E., Meredith, Ian T. and Smith, Karen
Abstract

The known: For decades, the Heart Foundation has used mass media interventions to improve community awareness of the warning signs of heart attacks. Whether these interventions improve ambulance use by patients with chest pain was unknown. The new: A comprehensive public awareness campaign about responding to acute myocardial infarction symptoms was associated with a 10.7% increase in monthly emergency medical service attendances for people with chest pain, and an 11.3% increase in attendances for suspected acute coronary syndromes, as determined by paramedics. The implications: Mass media interventions may be effective in influencing appropriate health-seeking behaviour in response to chest pain symptoms.

Year2017
JournalMedical Journal of Australia
Journal citation206 (1), pp. 30 - 35
PublisherAustralasian Medical Publishing Company Pty Ltd.
ISSN0025-729X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.5694/mja16.00341
Scopus EID2-s2.0-85010440512
Page range30 - 35
Research GroupMary MacKillop Institute for Health Research
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Place of publicationAustralia
EditorsN. Talley
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