Prevalence and predictors of hospital prealerting in acute stroke: a mixed methods study

Conclusions
Up to half of the patients presenting with suspected stroke in this study were prealerted by EMS staff, regardless of eligibility, resulting in disagreements with ED staff during handover. Aligning the expectations of EMS and ED staff, perhaps through simplified prealert protocols, could be considered to facilitate more appropriate use of hospital prealerting in acute stroke.

Source: Emergency Medicine Journal - June 19, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Sheppard, J. P., Lindenmeyer, A., Mellor, R. M., Greenfield, S., Mant, J., Quinn, T., Rosser, A., Sandler, D., Sims, D., Ward, M., McManus, R. J., on behalf of the CLAHRC BBC investigators, on behalf of the CLAHRC BBC investigators, Carr, Helliwell, Nand, Tags: Open access, Stroke, Radiology, Clinical diagnostic tests Prehospital care Source Type: research