Becker's Healthcare November 30, 2023
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health has taken part in testing and researching a headset designed to help emergency technicians better identify large vessel occlusion ischemic strokes prior to patients arriving at the hospital.
LVO strokes occur when a major artery to the brain is blocked. Until now, other methods of detection — such as the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale and the Los Angeles Motor Scale — have been only about 60% accurate, according to a Nov....