Interrupted transport by the emergency medical service in stroke/transitory ischemic attack: A consequence of changed treatment routines in prehospital emergency care.
Linda AlsholmChrister AxelssonMagnus Andersson HagiwaraMy NivaLisa ClaessonJohan HerlitzCarl MagnussonLars RosengrenKatarina JoodPublished in: Brain and behavior (2019)
From this pilot study, we hypothesise that a fraction of patients with stroke/TIA who call for the EMS have their direct transport to hospital interrupted due to a lack of suspicion of the disease by the EMS nurse at the scene. These patients appear to have more vague symptoms including vertigo and disturbed balance. Instruments to identify these patients at the scene are warranted.
Keyphrases
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