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. 2020 Jul 14;9(14):e017443. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.017443

Table 5.

Coverage for Cardiovascular Emergencies and Urgent Patient Evaluations

Area Shift First‐Degree Contact Second‐Degree Contact
ED am–7 pm ACS team STEMI: F‐IC; other: F‐CC
pm–7 am F‐ICU‐L or F‐HICU STEMI: F‐IC; other: attending
Hospital am–7 pm F‐CC STEMI: F‐IC; other: attending
pm–7 am RRG STEMI: F‐IC; other: F‐ICU‐L or F‐HICU

ACS indicates team of nurse clinicians to evaluate patients with acute coronary syndromes and other cardiac emergencies; ED, emergency department; F‐CC, cardiology fellows on the coronavirus disease 2019 consultation services; F‐HICU, cardiology fellows on the hybrid intensive care unit; F‐IC, interventional fellows in the cardiac catheterization laboratory; F‐ICU‐L, fellow on ICU line team; RRG, rapid response group consisting of nurse clinicians and physician extenders; and STEMI, ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction.