16 We hypothesized that, as compared with EMS, MSUs would reduce disability at 90 days after stroke ... on the modified Rankin scale, age, Black or non-Black race, sex, and dichotomized interval ...

At the EMS level, EMTs often use the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale to determine whether the patient is likely having a stroke. "The problem is, it doesn't differentiate a minor stroke from a ...

007). Younger age, female gender, hyperlipidemia, lower score on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, lower blood pressure, and no large vessel occlusion were associated with both ...

Stroke outcome differs by race and gender, and this new study hones in on one factor which may contribute: the likelihood of calling EMS, said Dr. Heather Whitson, senior fellow at Duke University ...

In the study, the researchers found that when EMS used a three-item stroke scale to quickly evaluate patients and direct those with a suspected large vessel occlusion directly to comprehensive ...

Rapid distinction between stroke and non-stroke is crucial to maximize early treatment benefits, but can be a challenge to emergency room (ER) physicians who do not specialize in stroke care as ...