Patients who have heart attacks in hospital are THREE TIMES more likely to die than those who have one at home

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Patients who have heart attacks in hospital are THREE TIMES more likely to die than those who have one at home

People who arrive at the emergency room after having a heart attack are more likely to survive because a standard treatment plan is already in place
The heart attacks of existing hospital patients are often harder to recognize
Study found 40 per cent of patients who had attack in hospital died before discharge compared to a four per cent death rate for those brought to ER
By EVAN BLEIER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

A living room may be a better place to have a heart attack than a hospital room, according to a new study.
Patients who are in the hospital for an unrelated medical problem are three times more likely to die when they suffer a heart attack as patients who have an attack elsewhere, researchers found.
About 10,000 people a year in the US have a heart attack in the hospital while being treated for something else.

Researchers found patients who suffer a heart attack inside the hospital are three times as likely to die as patients who have a heart attack outside the hospital and are brought to the emergency room

When a heart attack occurs outside of the hospital, the average time for an electrocardiogram (ECG) to be administrated is five minutes.
Patients are given an ECG as soon as they arrive at the emergency room.
In many cases an ECG is performed in the ambulance by paramedics and the results are sent to the ER before the patient arrives.
The results of the ECG are delivered to a cardio-response team that then determines how best to treat the patient.
Treatment is able to begin quickly after the team receives the patient.

Electrocardiograms are performed faster on emergency heart atack patients, leading to a higher survival rate
When a heart attack occurs within a hospital, the symptoms are not always recognized quickly and it often delays how quickly an ECG is administered.
Since patients are often being treated by non-cardio doctors and nurses, staff will wait to see the results of other tests before checking the ECG.
Consultations with cardiologists are therefore delayed. That delay limits the effectiveness of the cardio-response team.
A study found that 40 per cent of patients who had a heart attack in the hospital died before discharge compared to just a four per cent death rate for patients suffering heart attacks who were brought to the emergency room…more here

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Patients who have heart attacks in hospital are THREE TIMES more likely to die than those who have one at home