The acute telestroke model of care in Australia: a potential roadmap for other emergency medical services?

Med J Aust. 2022 Jun 6;216(10):498-500. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51519. Epub 2022 May 8.

Authors

Carlos Garcia-Esperon^{1

2}, Christopher F Bladin^{3

4}, Timothy J Kleinig^{5

6}, Helen Brown⁷, Jennifer J Majersik⁸, Andrew Wesseldine⁹, Kenneth Butcher¹⁰

Affiliations

¹ John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW.
² Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW.
³ Eastern Health, Melbourne, VIC.
⁴ Monash University, Melbourne, VIC.
⁵ Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA.
⁶ Stroke Research Programme, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA.
⁷ Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD.
⁸ University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
⁹ St John of God Health Care, Perth, WA.
¹⁰ Institute of Neurological Sciences, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW.

PMID: 35526988
DOI: 10.5694/mja2.51519

No abstract available

Keywords: Stroke; Technology; Telemedicine.

MeSH terms

Australia
Emergency Medical Services*
Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use
Humans
Stroke* / drug therapy
Stroke* / therapy
Telemedicine*
Thrombolytic Therapy

Substances

Fibrinolytic Agents