EQUAL Stroke Toolkits

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Tools from ACEP and EM-focused institutions targeted at EDs concentrating quality efforts to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and value of acute stroke diagnosis and treatment.

Stroke Initiative Content

Webinar Series
CME
Podcasts
MIPS & IA: E-QUAL Activities Map
Portal Access Guide
Stroke Technical Expert Panel (TEP)

Policies & Guidelines

Contemporary Reversal of Oral Anticoagulation in Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Management of Orolingual Angioedema Associated with IV Alteplase Administration for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Guidelines for the Management of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Nurse Triage Poster - Acute Stroke
Intravenous tPA for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke

Patient and Family Engagement

AHA/ASA Patient/Community Education Site
BE FAST Wallet Card
BE FAST Mini Poster
Stroke Awareness Infographic

Stroke and COVID-19

Temporary Emergency Guidance to US Stroke Centers During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Protected Code Stroke
Stroke Thrombolysis With Tenecteplase to Reduce Emergency Department Spread of COVID-19 and Shortages of Alteplase
Strokes Don't Stop During a Pandemic Infographic

Papers and Articles

Critical care of poor-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage
Management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
Does this patient have a hemorrhagic stroke?: clinical findings distinguishing hemorrhagic stroke from ischemic stroke
Door in Door Out Time at Primary Stroke Centers Predicts Outcome for Patients With Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke
Endovascular thrombectomy after large-vessel ischaemic stroke: a meta-analysis of individual patient data from five randomised trials
Time to Treatment With Endovascular Thrombectomy and Outcomes From Ischemic Stroke: A Meta-analysis
Is this patient having a stroke?
Paucis Verbis: Acute vestibular syndrome and HINTS exam
Diagnosing Patients With Acute-Onset Persistent Dizziness
Ischemic Posterior Circulation Stroke: A Review of Anatomy, Clinical Presentations, Diagnosis, and Current Management
HINTS to Diagnose Stroke in the Acute Vestibular Syndrome
Pre-Hospital Stroke Scale
Pre-Hospital Stroke Scale in Ambulance Setting
Visual Decision aids for administering tPA
Imaging Modalities (one pager)
Imaging for Stroke of Unknown Time of Onset

Apps and Websites

ACEP Stroke Calculator
Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH) Score
EMCrit Podcast 8 – Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Intracranial Hemorrhage
Stroke Resource Center
NIH Stroke Scale/Score (NIHSS)
This is intended for Doctors to use with licensed APPs or NPs.

Lectures and Webinars

Assessing Disability in Acute Ischemic Stroke Beyond the NIH Stroke Scale