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To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1885-5857(06)60416-7 Byline: Francisco J. Mellado Vergel (a), Fernando Rosell Ortiz (a), Manuel Ruiz Bailen (b) Keywords: Acute coronary syndrome; Myocardial infarction; Thrombolysis; Fibrinolysis; Medical emergency; Out-of-hospital treatment Abbreviations: ECG, electrocardiogram; AMI, acute myocardial infarction; PEFEX, project to evaluate out-of-hospital fibrinolysis in acute myocardial infarction; STEACS, ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure Abstract: Clinical trials and meta-analyses have shown that out-of-hospital thrombolysis is effective. Our objectives were to investigate out-of-hospital emergency management of acute myocardial infarction by paramedical teams and to identify factors associated with out-of-hospital use of fibrinolytic therapy. Author Affiliation: (a) Empresa Publica de Emergencias Sanitarias, Consejeria de Salud de la Junta de Andalucia, Spain (b) Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos, Hospital General Ciudad de Jaen, Jaen, Spain Article History: Received 7 July 2004; Accepted 18 August 2005 Article Note: (footnote) Project co-financed by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III-Fondo de Investigaciones Sanitarias (no. 01/0239) and European Union FEDER-FSE Structural Funds within the Operative Integrated Program for Research, Development and Innovation. Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Spain.