Feasibility of partnering with emergency medical services to identify people at risk for uncontrolled high blood pressure.
Uncontrolled high blood pressure (HBP) is a significant health problem and often goes undetected. In the prehospital care-delivery system of 9-1-1 emergency medical services (EMS) calls, emergency medical technicians (EMTs) routinely collect medical information, including blood pressure values, that may indicate the presence of chronic disease.
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- SourceUrl: http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/11_0063.htm
- Syndication ID: 6647
- Language: English
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Date Syndication Captured: Monday, May 23, 2016 at 10:06 PM
- Date Syndication Updated: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 01:13 AM
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