Early assessment
Outcome Area Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Outcome Area |
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| METEOR identifier: | 624368 |
| Registration status: | Health, Standard 12/09/2016 |
| Description: | A patient with acute chest pain or other symptoms suggestive of an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) receives a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) and the results are analysed by a clinician experienced in interpreting an ECG within 10 minutes of the first emergency clinical contact. |
Relational attributes | |
| Indicator sets linked to this outcome area: | Clinical care standard indicators: acute coronary syndromes Health, Standard 12/09/2016 |
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| Indicators linked to this outcome area: | Acute coronary syndromes: 2a-Proportion of ambulances equipped with 12-lead ECG Health, Standard 12/09/2016 |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Implementation start date: | 20/11/2015 |
| Implementation end date: | 20/11/2015 |
Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care |
| Reference documents: | ACSQHC (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care) 2014. Acute coronary syndromes clinical care standard. Sydney: ACSQHC. |