Mobile Stroke Unit
How effective are mobile stroke units at decreasing time to tPA administration and improving functional neurologic outcomes?
This app helps EMS providers triage symptoms more accurately and quickly – and get the patient to the right facility without delay
The UCSF physician team discusses how to best treat our stoke patients in the pre-hospital setting
The Micro-X Head CT is intended for use in ambulances, allowing for immediate stroke diagnosis
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reported patients treated in a mobile stroke unit receive treatment faster and have lower mortality
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The Grady Memorial Hospital Mobile Stroke Unit aims to save crucial time by immediately administering treatment to patients
The study spanned from 2014 to 2018 and looked at data from 161 patients, who underwent intra-arterial thrombectomy after suffering a stroke
The MSU features telemedicine capabilities, a CT scanner and will be staffed with certified personnel to treat patients in the field known as the “Brain Rescue Team”
The Columbus Division of Fire and the city’s three major hospital networks are working together to fund, equip and staff a mobile stroke unit
Two mobile stroke units will hit the road April 1, and all care administered by their crews, including CT scans and stroke-alleviating medications, will be free to patients
UCHealth’s Mobile Stroke Treatment Unit is described as a “souped-up” ambulance equipped with a mini-CT scanner and teleconferencing technology
Though Oak Park did not need to call upon a mobile stroke unit in 2018, trustees approved an extension to its agreement with Rush University Medical Center
Learn how we got to where we are with stroke care today through our historical timeline
Doctors at Stony Brook’s Comprehensive Stroke Center expect the units to help reduce stroke disability and improve survival rates
A mobile stroke unit offers specially trained personnel and equipment which can provide remote diagnosis and evidence-based management to patients for definitive treatment
The ambulances will carry CT scanners, cameras for communicating with stroke neurologists and medication that can begin to dissolve clots and restore blood flow to the brain
Frazer, builder of the nation’s first mobile stroke unit, adds new levels of protection for medics and patients in crash conditions
Corey Showers’ stroke symptoms were recognized by a fellow firefighter and confirmed by a remote neurologist using a telemedicine robot
The Excellance, Inc. ambulance allows medics to perform CT scans of suspected stroke patients and transmit images to neurologists
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