WhatsApp Use by Argentina Ambulances Associated with Faster Heart Attack Treatment


WhatsApp use by ambulance doctors in Argentina was associated with faster treatment of heart attack and lower mortality in an observational study presented today at the Argentine Congress of Cardiology (SAC 2017). The free messaging application was used to send diagnostic electrocardiograms (ECGs) directly to hospital catheterisation (cath) laboratories, enabling patients to bypass the emergency department.


Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *