The Challenge and Value

of Research in

Emergency Medicine

INFORMED

CONSENT?

Images: Thanks to Chris Warren

"The more I learn, the less I know"

- George Harrison

If a patient has no risk factors can we rule

out AMI?

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6.5

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19.5

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0 1 2 3 4 or 5

% w

ith A

MI

Number of risk factors

B O D Y E T A L , R E S U S C I T A T I O N 2 0 0 8 ; 7 9 ( 1 ) : 4 1 - 5

The CRASH-2 Trial