A geographic information system analysis of the impact of a statewide acute stroke emergency medical services routing protocol on community hospital bypass

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2800-2808

  Asimos, Andrew W ^a   Ward, Shana ^b   Brice, Jane H ^c   Enright, Dianne ^d   Rosamond, Wayne D ^e   Goldstein, Larry B ^f   Studnek, Jonathan ^g  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Dickson Advanced Analytics Group   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^e University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g Mecklenburg EMS Agency   (United States)

Author keywords

Bypass; EMS; Protocols; Stroke; Transport

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREHOSPITAL MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE PATIENT; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES; FACTUAL DATABASE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESIDENTIAL CARE; STROKE; TIME TO TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAGE;

EID: 84923266394     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2014.07.004     Document Type: Article

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