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Do you need to be a trained health care professional to diagnose subtle OMI on the ECG?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The patient had continued to have chest pain. There was a 100% proximal LAD occlusion that was opened and stented. Such proficient interpreters include health care assistants and EKG technicians. The cath lab was activated. But 45 minutes later than it should have been. He was a paramedic at the time.