Emergency Medicine: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2165-7548
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ISSN: 2165-7548
+44 1223 790975
Yi-Jane Liu
People's Republic of China
Research Article
Effects of Pre-Arrival Hospital Notification by Emergency Medicine Service
System on Acute Stroke Patients: A New Experience in Kaohsiung City
Author(s): Shih-Chiang Hung, Chia-Te Kung, Wen-Huei Lee, Hsien-Hung Cheng, Chia-Wei Liou, Mei-Hua Liang, Wan-Lan Tang, Yi-Jane Liu and Hung-Yi ChuangShih-Chiang Hung, Chia-Te Kung, Wen-Huei Lee, Hsien-Hung Cheng, Chia-Wei Liou, Mei-Hua Liang, Wan-Lan Tang, Yi-Jane Liu and Hung-Yi Chuang
Background: Acute ischemic stroke is a time-sensitive disease. Previous study has identified the most onset-tothrombolytic delay occurs in the prehospital phase. Pre-arrival hospital notification by EMS (emergency medicine system) could elimination some of the prehospital delay and has been recommended to increase the chance of administering thrombolytic therapy. Pre-arrival hospital notification by EMS is a new experience in Kaohsiung metropolitan, Taiwan. This study aimed to explore the effect of EMS pre-notification.
Methods: Stroke patients confirmed by hospital and suspected stroke patient pre-arrival notified by emergency medicine technicians (EMT) in the period of April to December 2013 were enrolled. Group comparisons were made between patients with and those without pre-notification using Student’s t-test, Chi-square test, and Fi.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2165-7548.1000284