Accuracy of Emergency Medical Services Dispatcher and Crew Diagnosis of Stroke in Clinical Practice

Accuracy of Emergency Medical Services Dispatcher and Crew Diagnosis of Stroke in Clinical Practice

BackgroundAccurate recognition of stroke symptoms by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is necessary for timely care of acute stroke patients. We assessed the accuracy of stroke diagnosis by EMS in clinical practice in a major US city.Methods and resultsPhiladelphia Fire Department data were merged wi...

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Main Authors: Judy Jia, Roger Band, Michael E. Abboud, William Pajerowski, Michelle Guo, Guy David, C. Crawford Mechem, Steven R. Messé, Brendan G. Carr, Michael T. Mullen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
ischemic stroke
intracranial hemorrhage
transient ischemic attack
stroke systems
emergency medical services
prehospital
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2017.00466/full

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