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results Mean age of the studied population was 49.22 ± 12.65, most of the studied population were males, Male to female ratio was 2:1, mode of transport was mainly by Walking 94 (47%), private vehicle 50 (25%) and by ambulance 31(15.5%). Majority of patients were given triage 3 (moderate pain severity) 156 (78%), mean heart rate was 87.56 ± 17.97. In the 200 study population 103 were diagnosed as nonspecific chest pain 103 (51.5%), 27 (13.5%) were musculoskeletal chest pain. We found that 26 patients (13%) suffered from acute myocardial infarction (18 STEMI and 8 NSTEMI). Regarding the 18 patients with STEMI 15 (83.3%) were males and 3 (16.7%) were females, 12 sent for PCI and 6 for thrombolysis. Admitted patients were 40 (65%) with different diagnoses. Identifying patients with chest pain who have acute coronary syndrome (ACS) presents a challenge to ED physicians.