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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: A pilot study evaluating the use of ABCD2 score in pre-hospital assessment of patients with suspected transient ischaemic attack: experience and lessons learned

 

County A

County B

Male n (%)

2 (50)

4 (100)

Age, mean (range)

68 (54–81)

79 (71–91)

White n (%)

3 (75)

4 (100)

ABCD2 score by EMS n (%)

 Age ≥ 60

3 (75)

4 (100)

 BP ≥ 140/90 mmHg

4 (100)

4 (100)

Clinical features

  Unilateral weakness

1 (25)

n/a

  Speech disturbance without weakness

1 (50)

n/a

  Neither

1 (25)

n/a

 Duration ≥ 60 min.

1 (25)

n/a

 Diabetes

1 (50)

1 (25)

 EMS ABCD2 ≥ 4

4 (100)

n/a

 Specialist ABCD2 ≥ 4

2 (50)

n/a

Past medical history

 Hypertension

2 (50)

1 (25)

 Atrial fibrillation

0 (0)

1 (25)

 Ischaemic heart disease

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Carotid stenosis

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Peripheral vascular disease

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Smoker

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Prosthetic heart valve

0 (0)

0 (0)

Medication

 Clopidogrel

1 (25)

0 (0)

 Dipyridamole

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Time to specialist within target

3 (75)

4 (100)

Investigations

 MRI scan

1 (25)

1 (25)

 Carotid Doppler

3 (75)

3 (75)

 12 lead ECG

3 (75)

2 (50)

 CT brain

3 (75)

3 (75)

Follow up stroke free status

 7 Days

3 (75)

4 (100)

 90 Days

3 (75)

3 (75)