Title :
Meanaging Knowledge for the emergency care of heart attack patients: Paramedics and thrombolytic treatment
Author :
Quinn, T. ; Bali, R.K. ; Shears, K.
Abstract :
The objective of this paper is to examine the knowledge management (KM) paradigm in the context of UK paramedics´ assessment and treatment of patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction (MI) or ´heart attack´. We outline the role of thrombolytic therapy and other aspects of emergency cardiac care and discuss how contemporary KM tools and techniques can be used to support the development and retention of key clinical skills and knowledge in this emerging field of practice
Keywords :
cardiology; knowledge management; medical computing; medical information systems; patient care; acute myocardial infarction; emergency care; heart attack patients; knowledge management; paramedics; thrombolytic treatment; Biomedical engineering; Cardiac arrest; Medical treatment; Knowledge management; emergency cardiac care; myocardial infarction; paramedic; thrombolysis;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2005. IEEE-EMBS 2005. 27th Annual International Conference of the
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8741-4
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2005.1616108
