Centrally Guided Identification of Patients With Large Vessel Occlusion: Lessons From Trauma Systems

Objective: Improve prehospital identification of acute ischemic stroke patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO) by using a trauma system-based emergency communication center (ECC) to guide the emergency medical service (EMS). Methods: We trained 24 ECC paramedics in the Emergency Medical Stroke Assessment (EMSA). ECC-guided EMS in performance of the EMSA on patients with suspected stroke. During the second half of the study, we provided focused feedback to ECC after reviewing recorded ECC-EMS interactions.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research