| Title: |
009 The ambulance clinical triage-for acute stroke treatment (ACT-FAST) algorithmic pre-hospital triage tool for endovascular thrombectomy: ongoing paramedic validation |
| Authors: |
Zhao, Henry; Pesavento, Lauren; Rodrigues, Edrich; Salvaris, Patrick; Smith, Karen; Bernard, Stephen; Stephenson, Michael; Parsons, Mark; Yassi, Nawaf; Davis, Stephen M; Campbell, Bruce CV |
| Publisher Information: |
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd |
| Publication Year: |
2018 |
| Collection: |
HighWire Press (Stanford University) |
| Subject Terms: |
Darwin Convention CentreAustralia |
| Description: |
Introduction The ambulance clinical triage-for acute stroke treatment (ACT-FAST) algorithm is a severity based 3-step paramedic triage tool for pre-hospital recognition of large vessel occlusion (LVO), designed to improve specificity and paramedic assessment reliability compared to existing triage scales. ACT-FAST sequentially assesses 1. Unilateral arm fall to stretcher |
| Document Type: |
text |
| File Description: |
text/html |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
http://jnnp.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/89/6/A5-a; http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2018-ANZAN.9 |
| DOI: |
10.1136/jnnp-2018-ANZAN.9 |
| Availability: |
http://jnnp.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/89/6/A5-a; https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2018-ANZAN.9 |
| Rights: |
Copyright (C) 2018, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.9C804CF8 |
| Database: |
BASE |