# Pre-hospital Stroke Care

When it comes to stroke patient care, every moment counts. In this infographic, biospatial expounds on the various ways pre-hospital stroke care data can be used to improve patient outcomes. The biospatial platform provides access to >130M electronic Patient Care Reports (ePCRs) from thousands of EMS providers across the United States. Read on to learn more about the types of pre-hospital stroke data available, and how these data can be used to improve patient outcomes.

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## Types of stroke

**Ischemic** blood flow blockage in the artery that supplies oxygen to the brain

**Hemorrhagic** artery blood leak or rupture, causing intracranial pressure to build

**Transient**“mini-stroke,” an ischemic sub-type where blood flow quickly resumes

## Pre-hospital insights

the American Heart Association has determined that 64% of stroke patients arrive at the hospital by EMS

in 2021, 1.25% of all 911 EMS activations were stroke-related

15% of stroke patients asked the EMS provider to take them to a specific hospital

emergent stroke calls increased by approximately 10% between 2020 and 2021

hospitals received a pre-hospital alert for 43% of stroke patients transported by EMS

stroke events were most prevalent between the hours of 9am and 4pm in 2021

## Quality performance measures

The graph above shows a grouping of EMS agencies’ performance against the biospatial national average using the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program Quality Performance Measures. The graphic below explains how each Coverdell measure is applied to suspected-stroke transports.

## Uses for pre-hospital stroke data

**as real-world evidence:**

- discover trends and visualize by geography, time, medical conditions, and patient demographics
  
- analyze near real-time access to EMS stroke volumes in your area
  
- compare performance quality metrics to national standards
  
- improve community and provider outreach
  
- link with HIE data to uncover the complete patient journey

**in clinical trials:**

- monitor and get near real-time alerts for patient recruitment
  
- leverage near real-time epidemiological data
  
- find clinical sites to match inclusion/ exclusion criteria
  
- recruit patients into studies requiring short consent windows
  
- use patient demographics to ensure diversity in clinical trial participants

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