Paramedic Norwegian Acute Stroke Prehospital Project (ParaNASPP) study protocol: a stepped wedge randomised trial of stroke screening using the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale in the ambulance
Abstract Background Less than 50% of stroke patients in Norway reach hospital within 4 h of symptom onset. Early prehospital identification of stroke and triage to the right level of care may result in more patients receiving acute treatment. Quality of communication between paramedics and the strok...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-02-01
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Series: | Trials |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06006-4 |