Field Assessment Stroke Triage for Emergency Destination
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Implication
Validation study demonstrates prehospital identification of large vessel occlusion stroke, indicating potential for expedited emergency triage.
Key Points
- Evaluate whether the Field Assessment Stroke Triage for Emergency Destination (FAST-ED) scale enables emergency medical personnel to detect large vessel occlusion stroke in prehospital environments.
- Assessed the implementation of the FAST-ED clinical scoring tool for prehospital screening by emergency medical technicians and paramedics.
- Demonstrates qualitative capability to screen for large vessel occlusion stroke prior to emergency department admission.
- Supports rapid prehospital stratification to route suspected severe stroke cases directly to comprehensive endovascular stroke centers.
Cite This Study
Lima et al. (2016) studied this question.