Philips HeartStart 12-Lead Transfer Station

Implementation Guide

HeartStart 12-Lead Transfer Station software, installed on an Internet-connected server, allows you to forward a 12-lead ECG report taken in the field from your HeartStart MRx monitor/defibrillator to the receiving hospital. This gives the Emergency Department and/or Catheterization Lab a head start in preparing for patient care while the patient is still en route, which is beneficial for many reasons:

• An emergency physician can give more informed treatment advice to the paramedic in the field 
• The patient can be routed to the most appropriate hospital
• Precious hospital treatment minutes are saved, reducing myocardium damage
• Diagnosis and treatment can be better because it will be based on a true presenting rhythm before it has been temporarily improved by paramedic-administered drugs

12-Lead ECG Transmission for STEMI Management

With HeartStart 12-Lead Transfer Station, you can forward a 12-lead ECG to any hospital or EMS control office you choose. You can automatically or manually send 12-lead reports to one or more printers or fax machines and to your TraceMaster ECG Management System.

The HeartStart 12-Lead Transfer Station can be located in a hospital (where it might be shared by several facilities), or at the emergency dispatch center.  And from there, a patient's 12-lead can be distributed to email addresses, fax machines, printers, PDAs, and an ECG management system, including Philips TraceMasterVue.

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