Reducing time delays and enhancing reperfusion eligibility related to stroke suspicion by the Emergency Medical Dispatch Centre: a registry-based observational study
Accurate EMDC recognition of stroke suspicion alerts to ambulances were associated with a reduction in time until treatment and increased intravenous thrombolysis rates. A significant proportion of patients who had a stroke were not identified by the dispatcher. Improving dispatcher stroke assessment training, tools and knowledge may reduce time delays, thus improving patient outcomes.
Authors
- Øyvind Østerås (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9948-0742)
- Conrad Arnfinn Bjørshol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1836-3112)
- Annette Fromm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0621-570X)
- Paul Barach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7906-698X)
- Thomas Lindner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4408-2429)
- Michael Paul Busch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1446-125X)
- Helene Lund
- Nedim Leto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7435-5344)
- Martin Kurz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8853-4450)
- Elisabeth Farbu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9710-6589)
- L. Hagen
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Thomas Jefferson University (US)
- Stiftelsen Norsk Luftambulanse (NO)
- Western Norway Regional Health Authority (NO)
- Stavanger University Hospital (NO)
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- University of Bergen (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emergency Medicine Journal
- Published
- 2025-03-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2024-214294
- Primary Topic
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00