Cranial Ultrasound for Prehospital ICH Diagnosis (CUPID_EMS)
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To evaluate the feasibility of Emergency Medical System (EMS)-performed cPOCUS in the field for diagnosis of acute Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH)
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With the over-arching goal of achieving early diagnosis of Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) with cPOCUS, this study hypothesizes that (a) Emergency Medical System (EMS) personnel can competently perform cPOCUS in the field in a timely fashion in a large majority of stroke patients; (b) acquired POCUS images can be successfully and securely transmitted for a remote physician interpretation in a timely manner; and (c) cPOCUS will have a greater sensitivity and specificity than clinical scores as a screening tool for ICH identification in pre-hospital settings.
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- Any patient deemed to have a stroke like presentation or possibility of brain hemorrhage in the clinical judgement of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) provider and a decision to transfer the patient to the nearest Emergency Department (ED) for further evaluation has been made will be eligible for the study
- 18 years old or older
- transfer initiated by EMS to the ED for further evaluation
- performing ultrasound will not interfere with the care or triage as part of routine care
Exclusion criteria
- less than 18 years old
- incarcerate patients
- penetrating cranial/head trauma or scalp wound
- any patient where performing ultrasound will interfere with the care
- patients who decide not to be transported to ED
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Interventional model
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81 participants in 1 patient group
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Sahil Kapoor; Cara Everhart
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