With over 150,000 strokes in the United Kingdom every year, and more than 1 million living
survivors, stroke is the third most common cause of death and the leading cause of severe …

We have created a system that aims to facilitate prehospital assessment of remote and rural
patients using remotely supported ultrasound (US) and a novel communications device …

The national challenge for stroke services is to deliver evidence-based interventions in a
timely fashion [1]. A key component of this strategy is the use of fast-track systems with stroke …

The today's armoury of acute stroke treatment options, however, is alarmingly poor and
offers currently not more than one lytic drug and a few newly developed intravascular …

Delivering quality health care for patients with acute stroke in a timely and affordable fashion
is a major challenge in the early 21st century. This is especially true given the shortage of …

Stroke can cause severe disability and death in the adult population. When an ischemic
stroke occurs, there is a need to administer intravenous thrombolytics within a defined …

Objectives To evaluate the impact of the Victorian Stroke Telemedicine (VST) program
during its first 12 months on the quality of care provided to patients presenting with …

Background Inter-hospital teleconsultation improves stroke care. To transfer this concept into
the emergency medical service (EMS), the feasibility and effects of prehospital …

We undertook a qualitative analysis to identify the broader benefits of a state-wide acute
stroke telemedicine service beyond the patient-clinician consultation. Since 2010, the …

Background and Purpose—The increasing demand and shortage of experts to evaluate and
treat acute stroke patients has led to the development of remote communication tools to aid …