Background The prehospital phase is critical in ensuring that stroke treatment is delivered
quickly and is a major source of time delay. This study sought to identify and examine …

Background The diagnosis of stroke in the prehospital environment is the subject of intense
interest and research. There are a number of non-invasive external brain monitoring devices …

Importance So far, uncertainty remains as to whether there is sufficient cumulative evidence
that mobile stroke unit (MSU; specialized ambulance equipped with computed tomography …

The safety and efficacy of mobile stroke units (MSUs) in prehospital stroke management has
recently been investigated in different clinical studies. MSUs are ambulances equipped with …

Background: The treatment of stroke is dependent on a narrow therapeutic time window that
requires interventions to be emergently pursued. Despite recent “FAST” initiatives that have …

Background: Treatment of patients with acute ischemic stroke on mobile stroke units (MSUs)
improves outcomes compared with management by standard emergency medical services …

In acute stroke management, time is brain, as narrow therapeutic windows for both
intravenous thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy depend on expedient and …

Importance Clinical trials have suggested that prehospital management in a mobile stroke
unit (MSU) improves functional outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke who are …

Background As a consequence of increasing emergency medical service (EMS) missions
requiring an EMS physician on site, we had implemented a unique prehospital telemedical …

Introduction Telehealth has the potential to significantly change the specialty of emergency
medicine (EM) and has rapidly expanded in EM during the COVID pandemic; however, it is …