2020
Prehospital Triage of Acute Stroke Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Goyal M, Ospel JM, Southerland AM, Wira C, Amin-Hanjani S, Fraser JF, Panagos P, Committees O. Prehospital Triage of Acute Stroke Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Stroke 2020, 51: 2263-2267. PMID: 32401680, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.030340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAsymptomatic DiseasesBetacoronavirusCanadaCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Delayed DiagnosisEmergency Medical ServicesEquipment ContaminationHealth WorkforceHumansInfectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-ProfessionalInfectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-PatientOccupational DiseasesPandemicsPneumonia, ViralProtective DevicesResource AllocationSARS-CoV-2StrokeSymptom AssessmentTime-to-TreatmentTransportation of PatientsTravelTriageUnconsciousnessWorkflowConceptsPatient triageAcute stroke patientsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicEmergency medical services (EMS) providersDisease 2019 pandemicInfectious exposureStroke patientsPrehospital triageMedical service providersStatement paperPatientsTimely transferTriageCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicHealthcare emergencyPandemic
2012
Missed Opportunities for Recognition of Ischemic Stroke in the Emergency Department
Lever NM, Nyström KV, Schindler JL, Halliday J, Wira C, Funk M. Missed Opportunities for Recognition of Ischemic Stroke in the Emergency Department. Journal Of Emergency Nursing 2012, 39: 434-439. PMID: 22633790, DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2012.02.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNontraditional symptomsIschemic strokeEmergency departmentSymptom presentationDiagnostic accuracyYale-New Haven HospitalComprehensive neurological evaluationGeneralized weaknessNeurological evaluationStroke symptomsMedical recordsMental statusEmergency nursesPatientsAppropriate managementSymptomsStrokeDiagnosisStrong associationSymptom typeHospitalPresentationMissed opportunityDescriptive statisticsAssociation