Title: Abstract T P186: "I Think It's a Stroke" - An Analysis of 9-1-1 Calls
Abstract: Background and objective: Immediate access to emergency medical services (EMS) is critical in stroke. Correct dispatcher diagnosis may be influenced by caller recognition of symptoms. In a study of 9-1-1 calls, we hypothesized that the word stroke is infrequently used by EMS callers when reporting strokes. Methods: From 3 hospitals, we identified 62 patients with confirmed who arrived by EMS during the period of January - June 2013 and analyzed the 9-1-1 audio recordings. We used an evaluation form to identify words used to describe symptoms by the callers. We compared the association between dispatcher diagnosis and caller use of “stroke” and call duration between those that used “stroke” versus to those that did not. Results: Of the 62 patients in the study, stroke was mentioned by 20 (32.3%) callers. The average duration of 9-1-1 calls was 55 seconds (IQR 40-78 seconds) and did not differ in calls that used “stroke” vs. those that did not (56 vs. 54 seconds; p=0.47). The dispat...
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-02-01
Language: en
Type: article
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