Community Socioeconomic and Urban-Rural Disparities in Prehospital Notification of Stroke by Emergency Medical Services in North Carolina

CONCLUSIONS: Across a large, diverse population, EMS prenotification occurred in only one-third of suspected stroke patients. Furthermore, low SES and rural tracts were independently associated with a lower likelihood of prehospital notification. These findings suggest the need for education and quality improvement initiatives to increase EMS stroke prenotification, particularly in underserved communities.PMID:37657786 | PMC:PMC10491424 | DOI:10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001601

Source: Southern Medical Journal - September 1, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Rayad B Shams Srihari V Chari Eric R Cui Antonio R Fernandez Jane H Brice James E Winslow Edward C Jauch Mehul D Patel Source Type: research