Comparison of Prehospital Assessment by Paramedics and In-Hospital Assessment by Physicians in Suspected Stroke Patients: Results From 2 Prospective Cohort Studies.
Luuk DekkerJasper D DaemsMartijne H C DuvekotT Truc My NguyenEsmee VenemaAdriaan C G M van EsAnouk D RozemanWalid MoudrousKirsten R I S DorresteijnJan-Hein J HensenJan BoschErik W van ZwetEls L L M de SchryverLoet M H KloosKarlijn F de LaatLeo A M AerdenIdo R van den WijngaardDiederik W J DippelHenk KerkhoffMarieke J H WermerBob RoozenbeekNyika D Kruytnull nullPublished in: Stroke (2023)
The overall prehospital assessment of stroke code patients correlates strongly with in-hospital assessment. Prehospital assessment of neglect, abnormal speech, and gaze deviation differed most from in-hospital assessment. Focused training on these deficits may improve prehospital triage.