Accuracy of Prehospital Identification of Stroke in a Large Stroke Belt Municipality.
Nee-Kofi Mould-MillmanHalea MeeseIbthial AlattasMoges IdoIasson YiTolulope OyewumiMichael ColmanMichael FrankelArthur YanceyPublished in: Prehospital emergency care : official journal of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the National Association of State EMS Directors (2018)
EMD and EMS personnel in a large city in the Southeastern United States, with high stroke prevalence, had a relatively high sensitivity in identifying acute stroke patients. Paramedic accuracy was augmented by positive CPSS screening and by EMD recognition of stroke.