Prehospital stroke care part 2: on-scene evaluation and management by emergency medical services practitioners

CT Richards, JA Oostema, SN Chapman, LE Mamer… - Stroke, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
The prehospital phase is a critical component of delivering high-quality acute stroke care.
This topical review discusses the current state of prehospital acute stroke screening and …

Race, ethnicity, and gender disparities in the management and outcomes of critically ill adults with acute stroke

FO Otite, N Morris - Critical Care Clinics, 2024 - criticalcare.theclinics.com
Stroke is the second leading cause of death and disability globally, 1, 2 but marked disparity
in incidence and outcome exists by race/ethnicity and by sex. 3 In the United States, stroke …

Emergency medical services compliance with prehospital stroke quality metrics is associated with faster stroke evaluation and treatment

JA Oostema, A Nickles, J Allen, G Ibrahim, Z Luo… - Stroke, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND: Emergency medical services (EMS) is an important link in the stroke chain
of recovery. Various prehospital quality metrics have been proposed for prehospital stroke …

Early identification and characterisation of stroke to support prehospital decision-making using artificial intelligence: a scoping review protocol

H Jalo, M Seth, M Pikkarainen, I Häggström, K Jood… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Stroke is a time-critical condition and one of the leading causes of mortality and
disability worldwide. To decrease mortality and improve patient outcome by improving …

Implementation of the Helsinki model at west Tallinn central hospital

K Gross-Paju, U Thomson, R Adlas, H Jaakmees… - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ischemic stroke is defined as neurological deficit caused by brain infarction. The intravenous
tissue plasminogen activator, alteplase, is an effective treatment. However, efficacy of this …

Prevalence and Determinants of Prehospital Impression of Stroke in Ischemic Stroke Patients

M Caffarelli, AJ Wood, RP Crowe, E Amorim, H Kamel… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
BACKGROUND: Emergency Medical Services (EMS) clinicians are front-line in evaluating
patients with stroke in the community. Their ability to correctly identify stroke influences …

[HTML][HTML] Protocol: Early identification and characterisation of stroke to support prehospital decision-making using artificial intelligence: a scoping review protocol

H Jalo, M Seth, M Pikkarainen, I Häggström, K Jood… - BMJ Open, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Introduction Stroke is a time-critical condition and one of the leading causes of mortality and
disability worldwide. To decrease mortality and improve patient outcome by improving …

Use of the SONAS Ultrasound Device for the Assessment of Cerebral Perfusion in Acute Ischemic Stroke

AM Molaie, S Wilfling, M Kilic, C Wendl… - Stroke: Vascular and …, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Early recognition of large‐vessel occlusion in acute ischemic stroke is pivotal to
ensuring timely and effective treatment. However, current prehospital evaluation strategies …