Initial Patient Evaluation-Use of a Field Stroke Severity ScaleUpon first reaching a patient with suspected stroke, EMS protocols in most regions use a stroke screen, such as field assessment stroke triage, Los Angeles prehospital stroke screen, or the Cincinnati prehospital stroke screen.These screens are intended to result in a binary, yes/no result of whether or not the patient may be having a stroke.However, an important next step in the evolution
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