title: Developing a statewide protocol to ensure patients with suspected emergent large vessel occlusion are directly triaged in the field to a comprehensive stroke center: how we did it.
abstract: We describe the process by which we developed a statewide field destination protocol to transport patients with suspected emergent large vessel occlusion to a comprehensive stroke center.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.|Department of Neurology, Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.|Department of Neurosurgery, Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
authors.forename: Mahesh V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Jayaraman
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Kent Hospital, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA.
authors.forename: Arshad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iqbal
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1562-9894
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Silver
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Siket
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
authors.forename: Caryn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Amedee
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
authors.forename: Ryan A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: McTaggart
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
authors.forename: Gino
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paolucci
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, State of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rhodes
authors.affiliation: East Providence Fire Department, East Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Potvin
authors.affiliation: American Heart Association, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tucker
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, State of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alexander-Scott
mesh_terms: D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D017128:Embolectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D012237:Rhode Island / Q000453:epidemiology; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014218:Triage / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards
keywords: Political; Stroke