An Acute Myocardial Infarction Care Spell is an ACTIVITY GROUP.

An Acute Myocardial Infarction Care Spell is the continuous period of care for a PATIENT suffering from an Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI).

The Acute Myocardial Infarction Care Spell starts when the PATIENT arrives at the hospital. It ends when either:

• the PATIENT dies
• is discharged from the Acute Myocardial Infarction Care Spell
• is not given a further Out-Patient Appointment or
• does not attend for six months.

Information relating to the Acute Myocardial Infarction Care Spell is collected from the time of the initial PATIENT symptoms to the end of the Acute Myocardial Infarction Care Spell. This will include details of the procedures and treatments carried out during the Acute Myocardial Infarction Care Spell and in particular, the date and time these were carried out. Reasons for not carrying out treatments or procedures are also recorded.

If the Acute Myocardial Infarction Care Spell is initiated by the PATIENT the Initial Patient Contact Date and Initial Patient Contact Time should be recorded.

When the PATIENT is discharged from hospital the Acute Myocardial Infarction discharge drug consideration should be recorded.

This supporting information is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	Acute Myocardial Infarction Care Spells