On 2014 Sep 30, Ryan Radecki commented:

Post-publication commentary:

"The 2014 AHA NSTE-ACS Guidelines"

One of the best things about Emergency Medicine is the preponderance of guidelines imposed upon our management of patients by non-Emergency Medicine clinicians. One of the most glorious offenders is the American Heart Association, dictating our care of Stroke and Acute Coronary Syndrome.

But, actually, this most recent update – despite the continued absence of Emergency Medicine from the Writing Committee – contains some interesting subtle shifts. Out of its 150-odd pages of content and evidence, most of the Emergency Medicine-relevant content is in Section 3: Initial Evaluation and Management. Many of the guidelines are not controversial – send patients with suspected ACS to the Emergency Department, give aspirin, obtain an ECG, etc....

http://www.emlitofnote.com/2014/09/the-2014-aha-nste-acs-guidelines.html

On 2014 Sep 30, Ryan Radecki commented:

Post-publication commentary:

"The 2014 AHA NSTE-ACS Guidelines"

One of the best things about Emergency Medicine is the preponderance of guidelines imposed upon our management of patients by non-Emergency Medicine clinicians. One of the most glorious offenders is the American Heart Association, dictating our care of Stroke and Acute Coronary Syndrome.

But, actually, this most recent update – despite the continued absence of Emergency Medicine from the Writing Committee – contains some interesting subtle shifts. Out of its 150-odd pages of content and evidence, most of the Emergency Medicine-relevant content is in Section 3: Initial Evaluation and Management. Many of the guidelines are not controversial – send patients with suspected ACS to the Emergency Department, give aspirin, obtain an ECG, etc....

http://www.emlitofnote.com/2014/09/the-2014-aha-nste-acs-guidelines.html