Interactive Training of the Emergency Medical Services Improved Prehospital Stroke Recognition and Transport Time.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Acute stroke treatment outcomes are predicated on reperfusion timeliness which can be improved by better prehospital stroke identification. We aimed to assess the effect of interactive emergency medical services (EMS) training on stroke recognition and prehospital care performance in a very high-risk cardiovascular risk population in Lithuania.

Methods

We conducted a single-center interrupted time-series study between March 1, 2019 and March 15, 2020. Two-hour small-group interactive stroke training sessions were organized for 166 paramedics serving our stroke network. We evaluated positive predictive value (PPV) and sensitivity for stroke including transient ischemic attack identification, onset-to-door time, and hospital-based outcomes during 6-month

SUBMITTER: Sveikata L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9021450 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature