| tPA | Tissue plasminogen activator |
| EMSs | Emergency medical services |
| ED | Emergency department |
| TIA | Transient ischemic attack |
| NPV | Negative predictive value |
| PPV | Positive predictive value |
| SBP | Systolic blood pressure |
| DM | Diabetes mellitus |
| FAST-ED | Field assessment stroke triage for emergency destination |
| RACE | Rapid arterial occlusion evaluation |
| LAPSS | Los Angeles prehospital stroke screening |
| PreHAST | PreHospital ambulance stroke test |
| MDA | Magen David Adom |
| SMC | Shamir medical center |
| BLS | Basic life support |
| ALS | Advanced life support |
| EMT | Emergency medical technician |
| RECORD | Reporting of studies conducted using observational routinely collected health data |
| STARD | Standards for reporting diagnostic accuracy |
| IRB | Institutional review board |
| CI | Confidence interval |