Effects of public and professional education on reducing the delay in presentation and referral of stroke patients. | Zendy

Mark J. Alberts | Zendy; A. Perry | Zendy; Deborah V. Dawson | Zendy; C. Bertels | Zendy

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Effects of public and professional education on reducing the delay in presentation and referral of stroke patients.

Author(s) -

Mark J. Alberts,

A. Perry,

Deborah V. Dawson,

C. Bertels

Publication year - 1992

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/01.str.23.3.352

Subject(s) - medicine , referral , stroke (engine) , presentation (obstetrics) , public education , intracerebral hemorrhage , public health , emergency medicine , physical therapy , family medicine , pediatrics , surgery , subarachnoid hemorrhage , nursing , mechanical engineering , engineering , economics , economic growth

Several emerging stroke therapies require patients to be treated within several hours of symptom onset. Past studies have documented a significant delay between symptom onset and hospital presentation. As part of an experimental treatment study using tissue-type plasminogen activator, we began a multifaceted program of public and professional education to reduce the delay in presentation and referral of acute stroke patients.

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