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 ...

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 ...

Investigators found no significant difference between Black and white patients in the use of emergency services for transport during a stroke. However, EMS workers were approximately 20% less ...

Opens in a new tab or window DENVER -- The Los Angeles Motor Scale (LAMS) can give emergency medical services (EMS) a streamlined ... interventions for acute stroke, a researcher said here.

Dr. Peter Antevy (at left), Dr. Brijesh Mehta, and Interim Hallandale Fire Chief Mark Ellis, at a meeting in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 16, 2016. They are the founders of a team of ...

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 ...

Streamlining faster care for EMS triage, transport of stroke patients Date: March 28, 2017 Source: American Heart Association Summary: Getting the right treatment fast can help improve patient ...

The MSTU operates seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (The hours of operation derive from EMS data that indicate ... that the patient had an NIH Stroke Scale/Score of 6. The patient ...