Striking Rural-Urban Disparities Observed in Acute Stroke Care Capacity and Services in the Pacific Northwest | Zendy

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Striking Rural-Urban Disparities Observed in Acute Stroke Care Capacity and Services in the Pacific Northwest

Author(s) -

Wendy Shultis,

Robert Graff,

Chara Chamie,

Cherish Hart,

Palina Louangketh,

Mike McNamara,

Nick Okon,

David Tirschwell

Publication year - 2010

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/strokeaha.110.594374

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , rural area , certification , acute stroke , emergency medical services , emergency department , medical emergency , health care , tissue plasminogen activator , public health , acute care , family medicine , emergency medicine , nursing , economic growth , mechanical engineering , pathology , political science , law , economics , engineering

The age-adjusted stroke death rate in adults aged ≥45 years is significantly higher in the Northwest region than in the rest of the United States. Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington have substantial rural and frontier areas with unique characteristics and complexities that pose challenges to timely acute stroke care and ultimately affect the patient.

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