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Prehospital Stroke Care Part 2: On-Scene Evaluation And Management By Emergency Medical Services Practitioners, Christopher T Richards, J Adam Oostema, Sherita N Chapman, Lauren E Mamer, Ethan S Brandler, Anne W Alexandrov, Alexandra L Czap, Juan Carlos Martinez-Gutierrez, Christian Martin-Gill, Ashish R Panchal, Jason T Mcmullan, Kori S Zachrison
Prehospital Stroke Care Part 2: On-Scene Evaluation And Management By Emergency Medical Services Practitioners, Christopher T Richards, J Adam Oostema, Sherita N Chapman, Lauren E Mamer, Ethan S Brandler, Anne W Alexandrov, Alexandra L Czap, Juan Carlos Martinez-Gutierrez, Christian Martin-Gill, Ashish R Panchal, Jason T Mcmullan, Kori S Zachrison
Journal Articles
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 transport, as well as new and emerging advances in prehospital diagnosis and treatment of acute stroke. Topics include prehospital stroke screening, stroke severity screening, emerging technologies to aid in the identification and diagnosis of acute stroke in the prehospital setting, prenotification of receiving emergency departments, decision support for destination determination, and the capabilities and opportunities for prehospital stroke treatment in mobile stroke units. Further evidence-based guideline development and implementation of new technologies are critical …