Advance hospital notification by EMS in acute stroke is associated with shorter door-to-computed tomography time and increased likelihood of administration of tissue-plasminogen activator.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003142:Communication; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D008875:Middle Aged; D010960:Plasminogen Activators / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D010960:Plasminogen Activators