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Ambulance service call handler and clinician identification of stroke in North East Ambulance Service

McClelland, GrahamOrcid icon; 
Burrow, Emma
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Emergency Medical Services
 Stroke
 Triage
 Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
 Call Centres
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British Paramedic Journal
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Publications - North East Ambulance Service
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12417/1197
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10.29045/14784726.2021.09.6.2.59
Abstract
Emergency medical services (EMS) are the first point of contact for most acute stroke patients. The EMS response is triggered by ambulance call handlers who triage calls and then an appropriate response is allocated. Early recognition of stroke is vital to minimise the call to hospital time as the availability and effectiveness of reperfusion therapies are time dependent. Minimising the pre-hospital phase by accurate call handler stroke identification, short EMS on-scene times and rapid access to specialist stroke care is vital. The aims of this study were to evaluate stroke identification by call handlers and clinicians in North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) and report on-scene times for suspected stroke patients. Abstract published with permission.
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