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Chapter 3 - Prehospital Stroke Care and Regionalized Stroke Systems

from Part II - Systems of Care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 December 2020

By
Kori Sauser Zachrison  and
Lee H. Schwamm
Edited by
Jeffrey L. Saver  and
Graeme J. Hankey
Jeffrey L. Saver
Affiliation:
David Geffen School of Medicine, University of Ca
Graeme J. Hankey
Affiliation:
University of Western Australia, Perth
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Summary

Prehospital stroke care is the first link in the stroke chain of survival and includes symptom recognition, engagement of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system, timely and effective dispatcher response, and emergency medical response. Prehospital stroke screening tools are an important component in guiding the EMS response to stroke and proper triage of patients. Additionally, there is a growing body of research focused on applications for telemedicine, mobile stroke units, and diagnostic testing in the prehospital arena. Prehospital stroke care is integral to the organization of regionalized stroke systems. Implementation of stroke systems of care can lead to improved access to specialty services and improved patient health outcomes. In addition to increasing access to acute stroke care, telestroke shows great potential for integrating stroke systems of care and facilitating interactions between centres.

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Prehospitalambulanceparamedicdispatcherischaemic strokeintracerebral haemorrhagesubarachnoid haemorrhageroutingemergency medical systemstroke centres
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Stroke Prevention and Treatment
An Evidence-based Approach
 , pp. 35 - 58
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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