Characteristic | N (%) |
---|---|
Arrangements are in place to receive pre-hospital notification of stroke patients from the ambulance service | 238 (66.3) |
The hospital has a dedicated stroke care unit* | 266 (74.3) |
The hospital has an intensive care unit* | 338 (94.4) |
The hospital has advanced imaging facilities (perfusion CT and MRI)* | 300 (83.8) |
The hospital provides tPA treatment to eligible ischemic stroke patients* | 278 (77.7) |
The proportion of the emergency physicians at the hospital who routinely administer tPA treatment for eligible ischemic stroke patients†| |
 None | 184 (66.2) |
 Less than half | 33 (11.9) |
 About half | 8 (2.9) |
 Most | 36 (12.9) |
 All | 17 (6.1) |
The head of the ED routinely administers tPA treatment for eligible ischemic stroke patients†| |
 Yes | 32 (11.5) |
 No | 173 (62.2) |
 I do not know | 73 (26.3) |