Study: In-ambulance telehealth consultation leads to faster stroke treatment

So you saved 34.2 million neurons.

Big fucking whoopee.

 

  In 18 minutes you'll save 34.2 million neurons, a miniscule fraction of the billions that will be left to die by doing nothing to stop the 5 causes of the neuronal cascade of death in the first week.  You don't even know what the hell you are doing to solve  stroke. GET THE HELL OUT AND LET SURVIVORS RUN IT.

Hell I only lost 177 million neurons in the 90 minutes it took to get tPA. A small reduction in that is nothing compared to the 5.4 BILLION  neurons I lost in the first week. Will you please THINK about what you are doing.Maybe if you knew how fast tPA needs to be applied to get 100% recovered you would have a goal to shoot for.

 

Study: In-ambulance telehealth consultation leads to faster stroke treatment

South Carolina researchers found that door-to-treatment time was cut by 18 minutes with in-ambulance telehealth consultation

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By Laura French

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A recent study found that in-ambulance telehealth consultations led to quicker treatment times for stroke patients. 

The study conducted by researchers at Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Health, in partnership with Georgetown Memorial Hospital and Hampton Regional Medical Center, found that door-to-treatment times were cut by about 18 minutes on average when telehealth consultations began in the ambulance, according to an MUSC press release. 

"A 15-minute reduction in door-to-treatment time leads to patients with reduced complications from tPA and significant reduction in disability or death," said Christine Holmestedt, D.O., the medical director of MUSC Health's Comprehensive Stroke Center, in a statement. "They are more likely to be discharged to an acute rehab rather than long-term care, and they have much better functional outcomes." 

The study tested a new telestroke workflow that involved three-way communication between the patient and EMS crew, a stroke specialist and staff at the receiving hospital. The in-ambulance consultations helped emergency department doctors and nurses better prepare for the patient's arrival, and also helped determine whether the ambulance should be rerouted to a comprehensive stroke center rather than the closest hospital, according to MUSC. 

"These improved outcomes reduce disability and even death for patients seen with acute stroke," Holmstedt stated. "And they don't negatively impact the EMT workflow, so we can bring more efficient treatment options to the state's rural population."