A citywide prehospital protocol increases access to stroke thrombolysis in toronto

Stroke

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3841-3844

  Gladstone, David J ^a   Rodan, Lance H ^a   Sahlas, Demetrios J ^a   Lee, Liesly ^a   Murray, Brian J ^a   Ween, Jon E ^a   Perry, James R ^a   Chenkin, Jordan ^a   Morrison, Laurie J ^a   Beck, Shann ^a   Black, Sandra E ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ambulance; Prehospital; Stroke; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

AGED; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CANADA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CITY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; TEAMWORK; TRAINING;

AMBULANCES; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOTLINES; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INTRACRANIAL THROMBOSIS; ONTARIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SELECTION; PATIENT TRANSFER; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAGE;

EID: 73449134784     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.540377     Document Type: Article

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