Call 911: Lower Ambulance Utilization Among Young Adults, Especially Women, with Stroke.
Arunima KapoorM Patrice LindsayAmy Ying Xin YuCristina GoiaSheldon CheskesP Richard VerbeekRichard H SwartzPublished in: The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques (2020)
Younger adults, especially younger women, are less likely to use ambulance services, take longer to get to hospital, and have not improved in utilization of emergency services for stroke over 13 years. Targeted public health messaging is required to ensure younger adults seek emergency stroke care.
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