Prehospital management of patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome : Real world experience reflecting current guidelines.

Background: In case of suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS), international guidelines recommend to obtain a 12-lead ECG as soon as possible after first medical contact, to administrate platelet aggregation inhibitors and antithrombins, and to transfer the patient as quickly as possible to an emergency department.

Methods: A German emergency care service database was retrospectively analysed from 2014 to 2016. Data were tested for normal distribution and the Mann-Whitney test was used for statistical analysis.