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Chelsea S. Kidwell | Zendy; Sidney Starkman | Zendy; Marc Eckstein | Zendy; K Weems | Zendy; Jeffrey L. Saver | Zendy

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Identifying Stroke in the Field

Author(s) -

Chelsea S. Kidwell,

Sidney Starkman,

Marc Eckstein,

K Weems,

Jeffrey L. Saver

Publication year - 2000

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.31.1.71

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , intracerebral hemorrhage , predictive value , emergency department , emergency medicine , medical diagnosis , prospective cohort study , acute stroke , predictive value of tests , emergency medical services , subarachnoid hemorrhage , pathology , mechanical engineering , psychiatry , engineering

Reliable identification of stroke patients in the field by prehospital personnel could expedite delivery of acute stroke therapy. The Los Angeles Prehospital Stroke Screen (LAPSS) is a 1-page instrument designed to allow prehospital personnel to rapidly identify acute stroke patients in the field. We performed a prospective, in-the-field validation study of the LAPSS.

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