Description
Calls to ambulance for stroke represent approximately 3% of emergency calls. Current versions of emergency calling taking protocol include a Stroke Diagnostic Tool, which contains assessments for face, arm and speech impairments. However, when linked to hospital records only ~30% of these calls are actually stroke or transient ischaemic attacks. Further understanding of the use of the Stroke Diagnostic Tool in emergency calls is needed. This project will include extracting and listening to consecutive emergency calls for stroke to examine use of the Stroke Diagnostic Tool.
Essential criteria:
Minimum entry requirements can be found here: https://www.monash.edu/admissions/entry-requirements/minimum
Keywords
stroke, emergency call, dispatch, diagnosis
School
School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine » Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
Available options
PhD/Doctorate
Masters by research
Time commitment
Full-time
Physical location
553 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne (adjacent to The Alfred)
Co-supervisors
Dr
Kathryn Eastwood