BACCN News

Chest painA main reason for many patients attending an emergencydepartment is a presentation of chest pain. Assessing andrecognizing those patients whose symptoms are suspicious ofacute coronary syndromes require a number of clinical skillsand application of current evidence. The National Institutefor Clinical Effectiveness, in March 2010, published guidanceon how to clinically assess patients with sudden onset ofchest pain that includes risk assessment and management.

This guideline is available free to download as a pdf, for moreinformation visit:

http://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG95/NICEGuidance/pdf/English

Karen HillNational Secretary BACCN

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