Stroke Care
The EMS1 stroke topic contains news, research analysis, training and takeaways on EMS stroke assessment and treatment of both ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke.
By working on prescription compliance, smoking cessation and other risk factors, community medics can make a difference in the lives of stroke patients
Lessons learned from implementation of a telestroke program
Reframe your thinking to get patients with atypical neurologic emergency symptoms immediate care
Stroke affects someone in the U.S. every 40 seconds. Are you prepared to respond to that call?
The AR SAVES partnership established a broad hospital-based telehealth network and is testing first responder technologies to improve stroke response
Ute Pass Regional Health Service District paramedics will be permitted to transport patients receiving a lifesaving medication called tPA
EMS triage and destination, emergency department, transfer and stroke team protocols are essential to rapid definitive treatment for ischemic stroke
Quick action by family, paramedics and doctors combined with innovative procedure made a huge difference
A 10-week investigation into the actions of four paramedics who responded to a medical call involving a stroke patient who later died
Solutions to the transportation decision challenges raised by research like the DAWN trial and DEFUSE-3 trial
A stroke is different from other conditions, as it’s essentially a term for the symptoms and not the cause
Hillsborough County will reopen its review of four paramedics facing discipline in the case of a stroke patient who died, saying it needs to know more
A Hillsborough County Administrator said the paramedics violated three areas of standard procedure
Officials are looking for solutions after a budget cut of more than $150,000 for Time Critical Diagnosis, a program for stroke, STEMI and trauma patients
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The legislation directs EMS agencies to establish protocol for prehospital assessment and treatment of stroke patients
Dan Stalfire was at the movies with his family watching “I Can Only Imagine” when he heard a woman struggling in his row
Two national studies increased the treatment window from six hours to 24, a potential life-saver for people who have strokes during sleep
The mobile stroke unit is a custom-built ambulance outfitted with a physician clinic, which can provide mobile stroke diagnostics and treatment services
A national database examining five metrics in evidence-based care gives EMS a framework to improve tactics, efficiency, outcomes and resource allocation
Ashley Holtzlander used veteran firefighter-paramedic Gary Conner’s cellphone to locate him after his daughter said he was “somewhere between Wisconsin and Florida”
Download this free infographic to find out what providers know about stroke
A study on the keywords used in stroke 911 calls identifies a need for community education and the utility of EMD protocols
A paradigm shift for EMS in the era of large vessel occlusion stroke draws on success of prehospital STEMI assessment and care
The issue was addressed after an ambulance took around 30 minutes to arrive at the mayor’s mother’s house for a possible stroke
The American Heart Association announced the first change to the standards in 14 years, tightening the guidelines to include millions more American adults
Silvana Shirvanian hadn’t seen any of them since waking up the morning of Aug. 8, unable to get out of bed
The million-dollar mobile stroke treatment unit has all the necessary tools to diagnose a stroke and administer clot-busting drugs quickly
Researchers at the University of Queensland Institute for Molecular Bioscience found that spider venom is more effective in treating nervous system disorders
The lawsuit said the man died from a stroke after the ambulance took 45 minutes to arrive, but officials said the ambulance took less than half that time
The Stroke Scales for EMS app is designed with scales to measure physical indicators that can determine if the patient is having a large vessel occlusion
The “Sepsy Crew” made the video to educate people about responding quickly to strokes
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