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Reducing Patient Delay in Seeking Treatment for Acute Myocardial Infarction

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Publications and Materials From the National Heart Attack Alert Program

The National Heart Attack Alert Program (NHAAP) publications and materials listed below can also be downloaded at no charge from the NHAAP page of the NHLBI Web site (wwwnhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/othcomp/opec/nhaap/nhaapage.htm). They can also be ordered from the NHLBI Information Center (301-592-8573) at a nominal cost. A free NHLBI catalog, which provides detailed descriptions of each of the NHAAP's publications, can be requested by phone, fax (301-592-8563, or e-mail (NHLBlinfo@rovernhibi.nih.gov). If requesting a catalog by fax or e-mail, please provide your full name, complete mailing address, and telephone number.

  • Patient/Bystander Recognition and Action: Rapid Identification and Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction (Publication #3303, $3)
  • 911: Rapid Identification and Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction (Pub. #3302, $3)
  • Emergency Medical Dispatching: Rapid Identification and Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction (Publication #3287, $3)
  • Staffing and Equipping Emergency Medical Services Systems: Rapid Identification and Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction (Publication #3304, $3)
  • Emergency Department: Rapid Identification and Treatment of Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction (Publication #3278, $3)
  • Emergency Department: Rapid Identification and Treatment of Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Slide/Lecture Resource (Publication #55-709, free while supplies last)
  • Educational Strategies to Prevent Prehospital Delay in Patients at High Risk for Acute Myocardial Infarction (Publication #3787, $3)
  • The Physician's Role in Minimizing Prehospital Delay in Patients at High Risk for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Recommendations From the National Heart Attack Alert Program (Publication #55-823 $1.50)
  • An Evaluation of Technologies for Identifying Acute Cardiac Ischemia in the Emergency Department: Executive Summary of a National Heart Attack Alert Program Working Group Report (Publication #55-819, $1.50)

Action Alert presents highlights from each of the reports developed by NHAAP (single copies are free, additional copies $0.50 each).

  • Action Alert: Patient/Bystander Recognition and Action (#55-623)
  • Action Alert: 911 (#55-624)
  • Action Alert: Emergency Medical Dispatching (#55626)
  • Action Alert: Staffing and Equipping EMS Systems (#55-625)
  • Action Alert: Emergency Department (#55-627)
  • Action Alert: An Evaluation of Technologies for Identifying Acute Cardiac Ischemia in the Emergency Department (available only on the Web)
  • Action Alert: Educational Strategies to Prevent Prehospital Delay in Patients at High Risk for Acute Myocardial Infarction (available only on the Web)

Three Microsoft PowerPoint slide programs are available on the NHAAP page of the NHLBI Web site. Once downloaded, the files can be used "as is" for computer-based presentations or made into hard-copy slides by your local graphic production vendor.

  • National Heart Attack Alert Program Overview
  • Education Strategies to Prevent Prehospital Delay in Patients at High Risk for Acute Myocardial Infarction
  • An Evaluation of Technologies for Identifying Acute Cardiac Ischemia in the Emergency Department

Please visit the NHAAP Web page frequently to check for new publications and program updates.

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