Can Prehospital Personnel Accurately Triage Patients for Large Vessel Occlusion Strokes?

Background: The Field Assessment Stroke Triage for Emergency Destination (FAST-ED) score was developed in the hospital setting to be used in the prehospital setting. It has been shown to have higher predictive value than comparable stroke scales, including the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, for identifying large vessel occlusion strokes.

Objective: We sought to determine whether prehospital FAST-ED scores are comparable with FAST-ED scores determined by emergency physicians.

The Relationship Between Physician/Nurse Gender and Patients' Correct Identification of Health Care Professional Roles in the Emergency Department.

A 2006 study of emergency medicine (EM) patients found male physicians were more often recognized as doctors that were female physicians. We sought to identify gender awareness of EM physicians and nurses by patients to see whether there has been a reduction in gender bias during the past 12 years. Before emergency department (ED) discharge or hospital admission, a convenience sample of 150 patients in an urban academic ED was anonymously surveyed to determine their awareness of the role of the health personnel involved in their care.

Patients' Perceptions of the Role of Physicians in Questioning and Educating in Firearms Safety: Post-FOPA Repeal Era.

Objectives: In this study, we determined patients' attitudes toward discussing firearms and issues of firearms safety with emergency department physicians. We assessed whether patients feel discriminated against should physicians discuss firearms safety, and whether they believed that physician counseling may change how patients store firearms.

Methods: From June to October 2017, we conducted a cross-sectional institutional review board-approved survey of 200 consenting adult patients (convenience sample) not requiring critical care presenting to the emergency department of Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Florida.