Pre-hospital stroke screening and notification of patients with reperfusion-eligible acute ischaemic stroke using modified Face Arm Speech Time test.

CONCLUSION: Implementation of pre-hospital stroke screening using criteria based on a modified version of the FAST test, together with pre-arrival notification, significantly shortened the door-to-reperfusion therapy time for patients with ischaemic stroke. Pre-hospital stroke screening during ambulance transport by EMS personnel who complete a 2-hour focused training session is effective for identifying reperfusion-eligible patients with stroke.
PMID: 33284132 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Hong Kong Med J - December 7, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Leung WCY, Teo KC, Kwok WM, Lam LHC, Choi OMY, Tse MMY, Lui WM, Tsang TC, Tsang ACO Tags: Hong Kong Med J Source Type: research