Results of an international survey on the status of prehospital care
Background: Prehospital care including recognition of stroke symptoms by the public and professionals combined with an efficient and effective emergency medical service (EMS) is essential to increase access to effective acute stroke care. We undertook a survey to document the status of stroke prehos...
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description | Background:
Prehospital care including recognition of stroke symptoms by the public and professionals combined with an efficient and effective emergency medical service (EMS) is essential to increase access to effective acute stroke care. We undertook a survey to document the status of stroke prehospital care globally.
Methods:
A survey was distributed via email to the World Stroke Organization (WSO) members. Information was sought on the current status of stroke prehospital delay globally, including (1) ambulance availability and whether payment for use is required, (2) ambulance response times and the proportion of patients arriving at hospital by ambulance, (3) the proportion of patients arriving within 3 h and more than 24 h after symptom, (4) whether stroke care training of paramedics, call handlers, and primary care staff, (5) availability of specialist centers, and (6) the proportion of patients taken to specialist centers. Respondents were also asked to identify the top three changes in prehospital care that would benefit their population. Data were analyzed descriptively at both country and continent level.
Results:
Responses were received from 116 individuals in 43 countries, with a response rate of 4.7%. Most respondents (90%) reported access to ambulances, but 40% of respondents reported payment was required by the patient. Where an ambulance service was available (105 respondents) 37% of respondents reported that less than 50% of patients used an ambulance and 12% less than 20% of patients used an ambulance. Large variations in ambulance response times were reported both within and between countries. Most of the participating high-income countries (HIC) offered a service used by patients, but this was rarely the case for the low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Time to admission was often much longer in LMIC, and there was less access to stroke training for EMS and primary care staff.
Conclusions:
Significant deficiencies in stroke prehospital care exist globally especially in LMIC. In all countries, there are opportunities to improve the quality of the service in ways that would likely result in improved outcomes after acute stroke. |
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Prehospital care including recognition of stroke symptoms by the public and professionals combined with an efficient and effective emergency medical service (EMS) is essential to increase access to effective acute stroke care. We undertook a survey to document the status of stroke prehospital care globally.
Methods:
A survey was distributed via email to the World Stroke Organization (WSO) members. Information was sought on the current status of stroke prehospital delay globally, including (1) ambulance availability and whether payment for use is required, (2) ambulance response times and the proportion of patients arriving at hospital by ambulance, (3) the proportion of patients arriving within 3 h and more than 24 h after symptom, (4) whether stroke care training of paramedics, call handlers, and primary care staff, (5) availability of specialist centers, and (6) the proportion of patients taken to specialist centers. Respondents were also asked to identify the top three changes in prehospital care that would benefit their population. Data were analyzed descriptively at both country and continent level.
Results:
Responses were received from 116 individuals in 43 countries, with a response rate of 4.7%. Most respondents (90%) reported access to ambulances, but 40% of respondents reported payment was required by the patient. Where an ambulance service was available (105 respondents) 37% of respondents reported that less than 50% of patients used an ambulance and 12% less than 20% of patients used an ambulance. Large variations in ambulance response times were reported both within and between countries. Most of the participating high-income countries (HIC) offered a service used by patients, but this was rarely the case for the low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Time to admission was often much longer in LMIC, and there was less access to stroke training for EMS and primary care staff.
Conclusions:
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Prehospital care including recognition of stroke symptoms by the public and professionals combined with an efficient and effective emergency medical service (EMS) is essential to increase access to effective acute stroke care. We undertook a survey to document the status of stroke prehospital care globally.
Methods:
A survey was distributed via email to the World Stroke Organization (WSO) members. Information was sought on the current status of stroke prehospital delay globally, including (1) ambulance availability and whether payment for use is required, (2) ambulance response times and the proportion of patients arriving at hospital by ambulance, (3) the proportion of patients arriving within 3 h and more than 24 h after symptom, (4) whether stroke care training of paramedics, call handlers, and primary care staff, (5) availability of specialist centers, and (6) the proportion of patients taken to specialist centers. Respondents were also asked to identify the top three changes in prehospital care that would benefit their population. Data were analyzed descriptively at both country and continent level.
Results:
Responses were received from 116 individuals in 43 countries, with a response rate of 4.7%. Most respondents (90%) reported access to ambulances, but 40% of respondents reported payment was required by the patient. Where an ambulance service was available (105 respondents) 37% of respondents reported that less than 50% of patients used an ambulance and 12% less than 20% of patients used an ambulance. Large variations in ambulance response times were reported both within and between countries. Most of the participating high-income countries (HIC) offered a service used by patients, but this was rarely the case for the low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Time to admission was often much longer in LMIC, and there was less access to stroke training for EMS and primary care staff.
Conclusions:
Significant deficiencies in stroke prehospital care exist globally especially in LMIC. In all countries, there are opportunities to improve the quality of the service in ways that would likely result in improved outcomes after acute stroke.</description><issn>1747-4930</issn><issn>1747-4949</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2023</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><sourceid>AFRWT</sourceid><recordid>eNp9kEtLAzEUhYMotlZ_gBuZpZupyeTVWYnUJxQE0XW4k2baKdPJmGQK_femD4siuMpN7ndO7j0IXRI8JETKGyKZZDnFGd1cM8yOUH_zlrKc5ceHmuIeOvN-gTHjkopT1KOScCaw7KP7N-O7OvjElgk0SdUE4xoIlW2gTnznVmad2CYJc5P4AKHbgq0zc-vbKkRGgzPn6KSE2puL_TlAH48P7-PndPL69DK-m6Sa0TykHEAzUkiMBc9wKTkt9EgLLDSNC3AhJM25nhZxE6ozA6QAqbVhU84AooAO0O3Ot-2KpZlq0wQHtWpdtQS3VhYq9bvTVHM1sytFsCCMSBwdrvcOzn52xge1rLw2dQ2NsZ1X2Wg7CGE8omSHame9d6Y8_EOw2uSt_sQfNVc_BzwovvOOwHAHeJgZtbBdDLv2_zh-ATnSjb0</recordid><startdate>20231001</startdate><enddate>20231001</enddate><creator>Rudd, Anthony G</creator><creator>Zhao, Jing</creator><creator>Ford, Gary</creator><creator>Melifonwu, Rita</creator><creator>Abraham, Siju V</creator><creator>Fisher, Marc</creator><creator>Andersen, Grethe</creator><creator>Waters, David</creator><creator>Li, Dou</creator><creator>Liu, Renyu</creator><general>SAGE Publications</general><scope>AFRWT</scope><scope>NPM</scope><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><scope>7X8</scope><scope>5PM</scope><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5192-3871</orcidid><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5738-2703</orcidid></search><sort><creationdate>20231001</creationdate><title>Results of an international survey on the status of prehospital care</title><author>Rudd, Anthony G ; Zhao, Jing ; Ford, Gary ; Melifonwu, Rita ; Abraham, Siju V ; Fisher, Marc ; Andersen, Grethe ; Waters, David ; Li, Dou ; Liu, Renyu</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c439t-5aac41b7006520f753bc8c606c33115667395cdb7203c2ea1ba7cce4d54aa20f3</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2023</creationdate><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Rudd, Anthony G</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Zhao, Jing</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Ford, Gary</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Melifonwu, Rita</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Abraham, Siju V</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Fisher, Marc</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Andersen, Grethe</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Waters, David</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Li, Dou</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Liu, Renyu</creatorcontrib><collection>Sage Journals GOLD Open Access 2024</collection><collection>PubMed</collection><collection>CrossRef</collection><collection>MEDLINE - Academic</collection><collection>PubMed Central (Full Participant titles)</collection><jtitle>International journal of stroke</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Rudd, Anthony G</au><au>Zhao, Jing</au><au>Ford, Gary</au><au>Melifonwu, Rita</au><au>Abraham, Siju V</au><au>Fisher, Marc</au><au>Andersen, Grethe</au><au>Waters, David</au><au>Li, Dou</au><au>Liu, Renyu</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>Results of an international survey on the status of prehospital care</atitle><jtitle>International journal of stroke</jtitle><addtitle>Int J Stroke</addtitle><date>2023-10-01</date><risdate>2023</risdate><volume>18</volume><issue>9</issue><spage>1084</spage><epage>1091</epage><pages>1084-1091</pages><issn>1747-4930</issn><eissn>1747-4949</eissn><abstract>Background:
Prehospital care including recognition of stroke symptoms by the public and professionals combined with an efficient and effective emergency medical service (EMS) is essential to increase access to effective acute stroke care. We undertook a survey to document the status of stroke prehospital care globally.
Methods:
A survey was distributed via email to the World Stroke Organization (WSO) members. Information was sought on the current status of stroke prehospital delay globally, including (1) ambulance availability and whether payment for use is required, (2) ambulance response times and the proportion of patients arriving at hospital by ambulance, (3) the proportion of patients arriving within 3 h and more than 24 h after symptom, (4) whether stroke care training of paramedics, call handlers, and primary care staff, (5) availability of specialist centers, and (6) the proportion of patients taken to specialist centers. Respondents were also asked to identify the top three changes in prehospital care that would benefit their population. Data were analyzed descriptively at both country and continent level.
Results:
Responses were received from 116 individuals in 43 countries, with a response rate of 4.7%. Most respondents (90%) reported access to ambulances, but 40% of respondents reported payment was required by the patient. Where an ambulance service was available (105 respondents) 37% of respondents reported that less than 50% of patients used an ambulance and 12% less than 20% of patients used an ambulance. Large variations in ambulance response times were reported both within and between countries. Most of the participating high-income countries (HIC) offered a service used by patients, but this was rarely the case for the low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Time to admission was often much longer in LMIC, and there was less access to stroke training for EMS and primary care staff.
Conclusions:
Significant deficiencies in stroke prehospital care exist globally especially in LMIC. In all countries, there are opportunities to improve the quality of the service in ways that would likely result in improved outcomes after acute stroke.</abstract><cop>London, England</cop><pub>SAGE Publications</pub><pmid>37154607</pmid><doi>10.1177/17474930231177204</doi><tpages>8</tpages><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5192-3871</orcidid><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5738-2703</orcidid><oa>free_for_read</oa></addata></record> |
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