Variability in Criteria for Emergency Medical Services Routing of Acute Stroke Patients to Designated Stroke Center Hospitals

Introduction: Comprehensive stroke systems of care include routing to the nearest designated stroke center hospital, bypassing non-designated hospitals. Routing protocols are implemented at the state or county level and vary in qualification criteria and determination of destination hospital. We...

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Main Authors: Nikolay Dimitrov, William Koenig, Nichole Bosson, Sarah Song, Jeffrey L. Saver, William J. Mack, Nerses Sanossian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2015-10-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/08p4f1fz