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A faster emergency response to stroke reduces mortality and disability – ‘time is brain’. The accurate identification of potential stroke and TIA patients and their timely assessment and treatment is a critical stage of the care pathway, which can be supported by increased professional training and use of communication technologies.
Refreshing public awareness around common stroke symptoms can drive earlier and better-informed 999 calls. Further information on clinical assessment by pre-hospital staff, ambulance conveyance to hospital & intra-hospital transfers can be found in the National Stroke Service Model (ISDN)
The East Midlands ISDN works closely with East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) to improve pre-hospital care provided by paramedics on scene and transfer to Acute Stroke Centres (ASC) and the Comprehensive Stroke Centre (CSC).