title: Strategies for streamlining emergency stroke care.
abstract: There has been a tremendous evolution in the stroke systems of care in the USA. Public awareness, prehospital care, and in-hospital protocols have never been so effectively connected. However, given the critical role of time to effective reperfusion in the setting of acute ischemic stroke, it is vital and timely to implement strategies to further streamline emergency stroke care. This article reviews the most current standards and guidelines related to the flow of stroke care in the prehospital and emergency settings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1120 NW 14th St, CRB 13th Floor, Miami, FL, 33136, USA, k.desousa@med.miami.edu.
authors.forename: Keith G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: DeSousa
authors.forename: Diogo C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Haussen
authors.forename: Dileep R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Yavagal
mesh_terms: D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy