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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 9.
Published in final edited form as: Hum Factors. 2021 Mar 3;64(1):21–41. doi: 10.1177/0018720821995687

Table 5.

Communication Events Based on Communication-Pairs and Stroke Care Task Type

Communication pair
Stroke care task PM-MD PM-Patient PM-Nurse MD-
Patient
MD-Nurse Nurse-
Patient
MD-All
Update demographics 75% 0% 0% 8% 17% 0% 0%
Update patient information 33% 6% 2% 51% 5% 0% 4%
Level of consciousness 23% 18% 1% 47% 9% 0% 2%
Eye movement 38% 28% 0% 26% 3% 0% 5%
Facial palsy 30% 20% 0% 45% 1% 0% 4%
Arm movement 19% 17% 1% 56% 1% 0% 6%
Leg movement 17% 23% 1% 52% 1% 0% 6%
Visual field 45% 39% 0% 13% 1% 0% 2%
Ataxia 17% 29% 0% 50% 0% 0% 4%
Sensation 22% 53% 0% 22% 1% 0% 3%
NIH Stroke Scale Cards 28% 50% 0% 17% 2% 0% 2%
Check for tPA contraindications 14% 9% 5% 58% 8% 0% 6%
Update vitals 69% 6% 8% 3% 6% 0% 8%
Waiting/other 37% 3% 3% 21% 23% 0% 13%

PM-Paramedic; MD-Neurologist