Prehospital Triage of Acute Stroke Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Goyal, Mayank; Ospel, Johanna M; Southerland, Andrew M; Wira, Charles; Amin-Hanjani, Sepideh; Fraser, Justin F; Panagos, Peter

Goyal, Mayank; Ospel, Johanna M; Southerland, Andrew M; Wira, Charles; Amin-Hanjani, Sepideh; Fraser, Justin F; Panagos, Peter.

Goyal M; Department of Clinical Neurosciences (M.G., J.M.O.), University of Calgary, Canada.
Ospel JM; Department of Diagnostic Imaging (M.G.), University of Calgary, Canada.
Southerland AM; Department of Clinical Neurosciences (M.G., J.M.O.), University of Calgary, Canada.
Wira C; Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland (J.M.O.).
Amin-Hanjani S; Departments of Neurology and Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia (A.M.S.).
Fraser JF; Yale Department of Emergency Medicine and Yale Stroke Program, New Haven, CT (C.W.).
Panagos P; Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois (S.A.-H.).

Stroke ; 51(7): 2263-2267, 2020 07.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-247793

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has broad implications on stroke patient triage. Emergency medical services providers have to ensure timely transfer of patients while minimizing the risk of infectious exposure for themselves, their co-workers, and other patients. This statement paper provides a conceptual framework for acute stroke patient triage and transfer during the COVID-19 pandemic and similar healthcare emergencies in the future.

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Betacoronavirus; Emergency Medical Services/statistics & numerical data; Pandemics; Stroke/epidemiology; Triage; Acute Disease; Asymptomatic Diseases; COVID-19; Canada/epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis; Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control; Coronavirus Infections/transmission; Delayed Diagnosis; Equipment Contamination; Health Workforce; Humans; Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional/prevention & control; Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient/prevention & control; Occupational Diseases/prevention & control; Pandemics/prevention & control; Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis; Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control; Pneumonia, Viral/transmission; Protective Devices; Resource Allocation; SARS-CoV-2; Stroke/complications; Stroke/diagnosis; Stroke/therapy; Symptom Assessment; Time-to-Treatment; Transportation of Patients; Travel; Triage/methods; Triage/standards; Unconsciousness/etiology; Workflow

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COVID-19; emergencies; pandemics; stroke; triage

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Triage / Stroke / Emergency Medical Services / Pandemics / Betacoronavirus Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: Stroke Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: STROKEAHA.120.030340

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