BMJ : British medical journal
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To determine the association between ambulance response time and survival from out of hospital cardiopulmonary arrest and to estimate the effect of reducing response times. ⋯ Reducing ambulance response times to 5 minutes could almost double the survival rate for cardiac arrests not witnessed by ambulance crews.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Cluster randomised controlled trial to compare three methods of promoting secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in primary care.
To assess the effectiveness of three different methods of promoting secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in primary care. ⋯ Setting up a register and recall system improved patient assessment at 18 months' follow up but was not consistently better than audit alone in improving treatment or risk factor levels. Understanding the reasons for this is the key next step in improving the quality of care of patients with coronary heart disease.