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Neurologic

Stroke / TIA

ED triage front-load checklist

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Lead with the essentials

  1. 1Exact last-known-well
  2. 2First deficit noticed
  3. 3Face/arm/leg weakness, speech, vision, neglect/ataxia
  4. 4Persistent or resolved
  5. 5BGL
  6. 6Anticoagulants
  7. 7Previous stroke/baseline deficits
  8. 8Seizure at onset
  9. 9Baseline function
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Key points

  • Exact last-known-well.
  • First deficit noticed.
  • Face/arm/leg weakness, speech, vision, neglect/ataxia.
  • Persistent or resolved?
  • BGL.
  • Anticoagulants.
  • Previous stroke/baseline deficits.
  • Seizure at onset?
  • Baseline function.