Background Rapid access to acute stroke care is essential to improve stroke patient
outcomes. Policy recommendations for the emergency management of stroke have resulted …

Introduction The burden of stroke in Africa has increased in the last two decades, with the
population undergoing a rapid epidemiological transition, with a rise in the incidence of …

The delivery of definitive acute stroke care in Africaremains low due to prehospital barriers,
and these are known to be country-specific. There have been no studies on elucidating …

Background: Hyperacute stroke is a time-sensitive emergency for which outcomes improve
with faster treatment. When stroke systems are accessed via emergency medical services …

Objective Effective provision of urgent stroke care relies upon admission to hospital by
emergency ambulance and may involve pre-hospital redirection. The proportion and …

Background Mass media campaigns for stroke awareness encourage the public to
recognise stroke symptoms and respond to stroke in a timely manner. However, there is little …

Objectives To identify the reasons why individuals contact, or delay contacting, emergency
medical services in response to stroke symptoms. Design Qualitative interview study with a …

Abstract Background In 2010, Greater Manchester (GM) and London centralized acute
stroke care services into a reduced number of hyperacute stroke units, with local stroke units …

Objective The objective of the study was to identify facilitators and barriers to emergency
medical service use among acute ischemic stroke patients in Korea. Methods This paper …

Background Presentation by ambulance to the emergency department is critical for stroke
patients to receive time dependent treatments. However, little is known of the factors that …