Feasibility study to assess the use of the Cincinnati stroke scale by emergency medical dispatchers: A pilot study

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 848-850

  Govindarajan, Prasanthi ^a   Desouza, Natalie T ^a   Pierog, Jessica ^b   Ghilarducci, David ^c   Johnston, S Claiborne ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c American Medical Response Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CINCINNATI STROKE SCALE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCHER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; TELEMEDICINE;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE;

EID: 84867233430     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2011-200150     Document Type: Article

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