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Aspirin at arrival

Aspirin is beneficial because it reduces blood's tendency to clot in blood vessels of the heart. Giving an aspirin within 24 hours after arriving at a hospital improves survival rates. This measure reports the percentage of paitents receiving aspiring within 24 hours before or after they arrived at the hospital.

Source of information: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

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