The prospectively validated 6-item Rapid Arterial oCclusion Evaluation (RACE) scale is a common EMS LVO stroke scale. As part of our prospective, pre-hospital EMS Validation comparison study of the ...

Recognition of cardiac arrest by emergency medical service dispatchers and police first responders as well as CPR or ...

The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is a well-validated, reliable scoring system for use specifically with stroke patients (Goldstein, Bertels, & Davis, 1989; Lyden et al., ...

Triage is of particular importance in time-critical conditions such as acute ischemic stroke. In this setting ... Taking the patient to the CT scanner on the EMS stretcher or administering IV ...