Myocardial Infarction Triage and Intervention Project (MITI)
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
1992-03-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
To determine the practicality, benefit, and safety of paramedic administration of
thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction. The feasibility of paramedics correctly
identifying candidates for thrombolytic therapy following myocardial infarction was assessed
in Phase I. In Phase II, pre-hospital thrombolytic therapy was compared with in-hospital
thrombolytic therapy.