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Are suspected stroke patients identified by paramedics transported to appropriate stroke centres in Victoria, Australia?
Bray, J. E. Coughlan, K. Mosley, I. Barger, B. Bladin, C.
Bray, J. E.
Coughlan, K.
Mosley, I.
Barger, B.
Bladin, C.
Abstract
Emergency medical services (EMS) are vital to ensuring acute stroke patients are transported to thrombolysis and/or stroke unit centres. This 6‐month audit of Victorian EMS cases found the majority of suspected acute strokes are transported to appropriate stroke centres. However, there is still room for improvement, in particular, strategies to improve access to stroke services in some rural regions and to ensure patients/relatives are fully informed when requesting transport to a non‐stroke service hospital.
Keywords
acute stroke, emergency medical service, thrombolysis, stroke, stroke unit
Date
2014
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Journal article
Journal
Internal Medicine Journal
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Volume
44
Issue
5
Page Range
515-518
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ACU Department
School of Allied Health
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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