Stroke Care
The 兔子先生 stroke topic contains news, research analysis, training and takeaways on EMS stroke assessment and treatment of both ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke.
For new EMTs and paramedics there is nothing more important than improving your patient assessment skills; learn and follow these field proven tips
Watch as Steve Whitehead shares quick tips for improving stroke care
Harris County ESD11 Mobile Healthcare developed 10 commandments to set initial expectations while onboarding 200 paramedics
This app helps EMS providers triage symptoms more accurately and quickly 鈥� and get the patient to the right facility without delay
Learn how this tool has the potential to positively impact prehospital stroke care
The UCSF physician team discusses how to best treat our stoke patients in the pre-hospital setting
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
Bryan Bledsoe: 鈥淓MS must be fixed with bulldozers not tweezers鈥�
A study published in JAMA Neurology found stroke patients received higher levels of treatment at comprehensive stroke centers vs. the nearest stroke center
A paramedic administered oxygen before Brito was transported to a Rochester, N.Y., hospital
The partnership is promoting the use of the BE FAST acronym to help people recognize the symptoms of stroke and when to call for help
The recently published report may have implications for EMS providers who work long hours and frequent overtime shifts
The bill aims to ensure stroke patients are transported to the most appropriate medical facility rather than the nearest hospital
South Carolina researchers found that door-to-treatment time was cut by 18 minutes with in-ambulance telehealth consultation
Medshore Ambulance officials explained how it鈥檚 addressed problems that delayed response to a stroke call at a councilwoman鈥檚 house
Jasper County Firefighter-EMT Brian Mixson, 32, was in the neuro intensive care unit for about a week before his death
A new mnemonic for reducing stroke recognition disparities in Spanish-speaking communities
What the research tells us about incorporating CPSS into destination decisions when evaluating large vessel occlusion stroke
A paper from the Prehospital Stroke System of Care Consensus Conference offers guiding principles for triage and transport destinations
Ohio Senate Bill 302 aims to ensure stroke patients are always transported to a hospital that is equipped to treat their condition
From a marathon runner who performed CPR on the course to a college student who stopped class to help his professor, these EMS providers stepped up to render aid in unexpected circumstances
Richmond Ambulance Authority and Medic EMS share lessons from implementing the Medical Priority Dispatch System to improve stroke alert response
EMT Luke Vayder, a Hillsdale College sophomore, helped to transport Dr. Michael Jordan, his English professor, to the hospital
In this episode learn the 5 diagnoses for altered mental status that can kill your patient emergently
Officials said the man was showing symptoms of a stroke while out on a fishing boat
The state鈥檚 chief medical executive urged residents not to delay care over COVID-19 fears
Breaking down the National EMS Assessment 2020 insights on telehealth, health information exchange and disaster preparedness
Hillsborough County in Florida has agreed to pay the settlement to the family of a stroke victim who died after medics failed to take her vital signs or transport her
River Grove Firefighter-Paramedic Robert Reisinger, 57, died on Wednesday, the same day he was scheduled to return to work
The chief medical officer of data company ESO said stroke and heart attack patients may be transporting themselves or not seeking treatment
Officials say the dispatcher didn鈥檛 initiated an EMS response during or after the eight-minute 911 call despite having the patient鈥檚 address
Learn how CarolinaEast Medical Center is providing STEMI patients with the best possible care by streamlining communication between EMS providers and clinicians
The arbitrator said the lieutenant鈥檚 firing was unfair because three other medics involved in the incident were only suspended
