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Reliability of prehospital diagnosis of acute cerebrovascular accident.

Michal Adam KarlinskiDorota Kozera-StrzelińskaHalina Sienkiewicz-JaroszIwona Kurkowska-JastrzębskaAnna Członkowska
Published in: Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska (2022)
Ambulance physicians are highly sensitive in diagnosing any CVA, and are correct in 8 out of 10 cases. The inferior performance of paramedics and outpatient physicians indicates the need for regular stroke training for paramedics and the implementation of two-way communication with the stroke team to identify potential candidates for reperfusion therapy before arrival at the ED.
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