Table 3 Characteristics of patients with final diagnosis of stroke dispatched as stroke
From: Training emergency services’ dispatchers to recognise stroke: an interrupted time-series analysis
Pre (N=92) | During (N=48) | Post (N=59) | Overall (N=199) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Median age years (IQR) | 76 (65 to 83) | 75 (64 to 83) | 75 (66 to 82) | 76 (65 to 83) |
Female (%) | 38/92 (41.3) | 21/48 (43,8) | 25/59 (42.4) | 84/199 (42.2) |
Side affected by stroke: | ||||
No clear lateralisation (%) | 23/88 (26.1) | 11/46 (23.9) | 10/58 (17.2) | 44/192 (23.0) |
Right side (%) | 31/88 (35.2) | 20/46 (43.5) | 21/58 (36.2) | 72/192 (38.0) |
Left Side (%) | 34/88 (38.6) | 15/46 (32.6) | 27/58 (46.6) | 76/192 (39.6) |
Arm weakness (%) | 47/87 (54.0) | 25/46 (54.3) | 24/53 (45.3) | 96/186 (51.6) |
Leg weakness (%) | 39/85 (45.9) | 21/46 (45.7) | 20/53 (37.7) | 80/184 (43.5) |
Facial weakness (%) | 43/81 (53.1) | 27/46 (58.7) | 23/53 (43.4) | 93/180 (52.0) |
Speech Problems (%) | 50/76 (65.8) | 29/42 (69.0) | 23/50 (46.0) | 102/168 (60.7) |
Conscious level | ||||
Alert (%) | 74/88 (84.1) | 42/48 (87.5) | 57/59 (96.6) | 173/195 (89.0) |
Drowsy (%) | 9/88 (10.2) | 5/48 (10.4) | 2/59 (3.4) | 16/195 (8.2) |
Stupor (%) | 3/88 (3.4) | 0/48 (0) | 0/59 (0) | 3/195 (2.0) |
Coma (%) | 2/88 (2.3) | 1/48 (2.1) | 0/59 (0) | 3/195 (2.0) |