Emergency medical triage decisions are swayed by computer-manipulated cues of physical dominance in caller's voice.

In humans as well as other animals, displays of body strength such as power postures or deep masculine voices are associated with prevalence in conflicts of interest and facilitated access to resources. We conduct here an ecological and highly critical test of this hypothesis in a domain that, on first thought, would appear to be shielded from such influences: access to emergency medical care. Using acoustic manipulations of vocal masculinity, we systematically varied the perceived level of physical dominance of mock patients calling a medical call center simulator.

Temporal trends in prehospital management of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction from 2002 to 2010 in Cote d'Or: data from the RICO registry (obseRvatoire des Infarctus de Cote d'Or).

Background: Myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation (STEMI) is a medical emergency requiring specific management, with the main aim of achieving reperfusion as quickly as possible. Guidelines from medical societies have defined optimal management, with proven efficacy on morbi-mortality.

Aims: Our study aimed to evaluate trends in practices between 2002 and 2010 in the emergency management of STEMI in a single French department, namely Cote d'Or.