Variability in Criteria for Emergency Medical Services Routing of Acute Stroke Patients to Designated Stroke Center Hospitals
Introduction: Comprehensive stroke systems of care include routing to the nearest designated stroke center hospital, bypassing non-designated hospitals. Routing protocols are implemented at the state or county level and vary in qualification criteria and determination of destination hospital. We...
Main Authors: | Nikolay Dimitrov, William Koenig, Nichole Bosson, Sarah Song, Jeffrey L. Saver, William J. Mack, Nerses Sanossian |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2015-10-01
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Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | http://escholarship.org/uc/item/08p4f1fz |
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