Association between intention to call EMS in stroke patients and level of hospital classification and emergency medical service usage among stroke patients in China | Zendy

Yixiu Lu | Zendy; Shengde Li | Zendy; Guangliang Shan | Zendy; Bin Peng | Zendy

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Association between intention to call EMS in stroke patients and level of hospital classification and emergency medical service usage among stroke patients in China

Author(s) -

Yixiu Lu,

Shengde Li,

Guangliang Shan,

Bin Peng

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484

H-Index - 26

eISSN - 1897-4260

pISSN - 0028-3843

DOI - 10.5603/pjnns.a2021.0083

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , logistic regression , china , emergency medicine , emergency medical services , tertiary level , univariate analysis , cross sectional study , medical emergency , tertiary care , family medicine , multivariate analysis , mathematics education , mathematics , pathology , political science , law , engineering , mechanical engineering

Different categories of hospitals in China have varying levels of patient education. Stroke recognition and emergency medical services (EMS) usage in patients appears to be closely associated with patient education in hospital. This study aimed to explore the effect of hospital classification in China on a patient's ability to recognise stroke symptoms and the likelihood of using the EMS.

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