Stroke awareness among Dubai emergency medical service staff and impact of an educational intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emergency medical services (EMS) play a vital role in expediting hospital arrival in stroke patients. The objective of our study was to assess the level of awareness regarding pre-hospital identification and management of acute stroke among EMS Staff in Dubai and to evaluate the impact of an educational lecture on their knowledge.

Methods

Ours was a cross-sectional study with a pre-test and post-test design. The intervention was an educational lecture, based on the updated guidelines in pre-hospital care of acute stroke. Participants were assessed before and after the intervention on various aspects of stroke care. Paired t test were used to compare the impact of the intervention.

Results

A total of 274 EMS workers participated in our study. The baseline kn

SUBMITTER: Shire F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5500952 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature