Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on advanced life support units' prehospital management of the stroke code in four Spanish regions: an observational study.

Nicolás Riera LópezFrancisco Aranda-AguilarMontse Gorchs-MolistJose Antonio Iglesias-Vázquez

Published in: BMC emergency medicine (2023)

During the first wave of COVID-19, the on-scene times of pre-hospital emergency teams increased while keeping the same levels of neuroprotection measures as in the previous and subsequent years. It shows the resilience of EMS under challenging circumstances such as those experienced during the pandemic.

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