Prehospital Triage of Acute Stroke Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Goyal, Mayank; Ospel, Johanna M; Southerland, Andrew M; Wira, Charles; Amin-Hanjani, Sepideh; Fraser, Justin F; Panagos, Peter

doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.030340

Prehospital Triage of Acute Stroke Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Mayank Goyal, Johanna M Ospel, Andrew M Southerland, Charles Wira, Sepideh Amin-Hanjani, Justin F Fraser, Peter Panagos, AHA/ASA Stroke Council Science Subcommittees: Emergency Neurovascular Care (ENCC), the Telestroke and the Neurovascular Intervention Committees

Stroke · 2020-05-13 · Guideline / consensus

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Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has broad implications on stroke patient triage. Emergency medical services providers have to ensure timely transfer of patients while minimizing the risk of infectious exposure for themselves, their co-workers, and other patients. This statement paper provides a conceptual framework for acute stroke patient triage and transfer during the COVID-19 pandemic and similar healthcare emergencies in the future.