ECG Flash is a Queensland Cardiac Clinical Network initiative that provides rural and remote clinicians 24/7 access to urgent specialist cardiology advice.
When a patient presents at emergency and an ECG (Electrocardiogram) is taken, the system lets clinicians send time critical, difficult-to-interpret ECGs straight to an on-call cardiologist to prompt rapid consultation.
Provide rural and remote clinicians with 24/7 access to urgent specialist cardiology advice.
During a heart attack, time equals muscle. The longer it takes to get life-saving treatment, the more likely it is the heart muscle will be permanently injured or worse – the patient could die.
In 2015, an audit of Queensland hospitals showed one-third of patients presenting to Queensland public hospitals with an acute heart attack didn't receive either of the recommended life-saving treatments. This was more common at rural and remote sites where the mortality rate can be up to 25% higher.
