Stroke identification by criteria based dispatch – a register based study
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DOI: 10.1111/aas.13032
Abstract: Rapid and precise dispatch of resources is a key element in pre‐hospital emergency medicine. Emergency medical communication centres (EMCCs) dispatch resources based on protocols and guidelines, balancing the acute need of the individual and the… read more here.
Keywords: criteria based; dispatch; identification criteria; study ... See more keywords
Positive predictive value of stroke identification by ambulance clinicians in North East England: a service evaluation
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DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2019-208902
Abstract: Introduction/background Accurate prehospital identification of patients who had an acute stroke enables rapid conveyance to specialist units for time-dependent treatments such as thrombolysis and thrombectomy. Misidentification leads to patients who had a ‘stroke mimic’ (SM)… read more here.
Keywords: clinicians north; ambulance clinicians; service; stroke identification ... See more keywords