Study evaluates capability of emergency medical services to care for stroke patients
Projects
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Regional Stroke Systems of Care
[Code] EMS Stroke Triage and Transport Model (ESTTM) [Article] Community socioeconomic and urban-rural differences in emergency medical services times for suspected stroke in North Carolina [Article] Performance of the vision, aphasia, neglect (VAN) assessment within a single large EMS system (Free Full Text) [Article] Availability of Hospital Resources and Specialty Services for Stroke Care in North Carolina (Free Full Text)Access to Acute Stroke Care in North Carolina
Disparities in Emergency Department Decision Making
[Article] Disparities in emergency department prioritization and rooming of patients with similar triage acuity score [Project] Understanding and Addressing Disparities in Triage and Disposition Decisions in the Emergency Department funded by the AHRQ/PCORI Learning Health System Small Grant Pilot Program (R03)
Effectiveness-Implementation Study of LifeFlow®
[Abstract] Early Fluid Delivery by Emergency Medical Services for Sepsis Using a Novel Rapid Infusion Device [Abstract] Implementation of a Novel Fluid Resuscitation Device for the Care of Sepsis Patients: Processes and Perceptions in the Out-of-Hospital Setting [News] UNC and Wake County EMS Partner through EMF Grant to Study the Impact of Early Fluid Resuscitation for Sepsis in the Prehospital SettingPAST
COVID-19 Simulation Integrated Modeling (COVSIM)
Go to project website: http://go.ncsu.edu/covsim
[News] Masks, distancing still important even with vaccination, study suggests [Article] Association of Simulated COVID-19 Vaccination and Nonpharmaceutical Interventions With Infections, Hospitalizations, and Mortality [News] COVID-19 Simulation Shows Importance of Continued Safety Efforts During Vaccine DistributionRemote Ischemic Conditioning (RIC)
Feasibility of prehospital delivery of RIC by EMS in chest pain patients: Protocol and Results
EMS Stroke Care
CDC Podcast: “Emergency Medical Services Capacity for Prehospital Stroke Care” …in this audio podcast, lead author and Preventing Chronic Disease’s 2013 Student Research Contest Winner, Mehul D. Patel, talks about his article on stroke care and emergency medical services.
UNC Grad School: EMS Prenotification Leads to Quicker Evaluation for Stroke
[News] Reuters: Faster stroke care when patients come by ambulance