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

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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Main Authors: Helge Fagerheim Bugge, Mona Guterud, Kristi C. G. Bache, Anne-Cathrine Braarud, Erik Eriksen, Kjell Otto Fremstad, Hege Ihle-Hansen, Svein Håkon Ingebretsen, Jo Kramer-Johansen, Karianne Larsen, Jo Røislien, Kjetil Thorsen, Mathias Toft, Else Charlotte Sandset, Maren Ranhoff Hov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-02-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Paramedic
Ambulance
Stroke
NIHSS
Triage
PPV
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06006-4

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