Prehospital providers encounter patients with suspected stroke frequently. Stroke and COVID-19 are related potentially putting these healthcare workers at risk of COVID-19 infection. In addition, prehospital providers need tools to help triage large vessel stroke patients to comprehensive stroke centers.
This observational prospective study will document COVID-19 status on patients seen in the
prehospital environment for suspected stroke. This will provide an estimate of how frequently
stroke occurs in stroke and also the exposure risk to providers in this setting.
Additionally, patients will have a headset placed to record their headpulse during the
encounter. These measurements will be used to further develop an analytic model used to
predict the presence of large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke. This may help create a device
that can be used in the prehospital environment to aid in the trade decision of destination
hospital.
Device: MindRhythm Harmony
Passive recording of the head pulse
Other Name: Cranial Accelerometry
Inclusion Criteria:
- suspected stroke in the prehospital setting
- patient at risk for COVID-19
Exclusion Criteria:
- scalp laceration
- Patient refusal
- Prisoner, other vulnerable population
- Prehospital provider feels that the recording may interfere with care
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan, United States
James Paxton, MD, Principal Investigator
Wayne State University