TY - JOUR
T1 - Triage assessments and the activation of rapid care protocols for acute stroke patients
AU - Mosley, Ian Trevor
AU - Morphet, Julia Nicole
AU - Innes, Kelli Louise
AU - Braitberg, George
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Rapid care protocols developed to reduce in-hospital delay times in the assessment of acute stroke patients are now common in Emergency Departments. Correct triage identification and prioritisation is vital to instigate this process and increase the eligibility of patients for acute stroke treatments. Objective: We set out to examine triage assessments of acute stroke patients and investigate factors associated with the instigation of rapid care protocols (allocation of triage category 1 or 2) for acute stroke patients presenting within 2. h of symptom onset.
AB - Rapid care protocols developed to reduce in-hospital delay times in the assessment of acute stroke patients are now common in Emergency Departments. Correct triage identification and prioritisation is vital to instigate this process and increase the eligibility of patients for acute stroke treatments. Objective: We set out to examine triage assessments of acute stroke patients and investigate factors associated with the instigation of rapid care protocols (allocation of triage category 1 or 2) for acute stroke patients presenting within 2. h of symptom onset.
UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S157462671200119X
U2 - 10.1016/j.aenj.2012.12.002
DO - 10.1016/j.aenj.2012.12.002
M3 - Article
VL - 16
SP - 4
EP - 9
JO - Australasian Emergency Care
JF - Australasian Emergency Care
SN - 2588-994X
IS - 1
ER -