title: Emergency medical services and the acute stroke: changing the paradigm.
authors.affiliation: Adult Emergency Care Center, Tampa General Hospital, USA.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Tiffany
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Carrubba
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000145:classification / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D004634:Emergency Medical Technicians; D004635:Emergency Medicine; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005431:Florida; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D015274:Interdepartmental Relations; D009462:Neurology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014218:Triage