Table 1.

Stroke interview algorithm in QA Guide version 11.1 of the Medical Priority Dispatch System.

When a question of stroke is raised, dispatchers are instructed to ask the caller the following key questions in the following sequence:
1)	Is s/he completely awake (alert)?
2)	Is s/he breathing normally?
3)	Is s/he able to talk normally?
4)	Tell me why you think it’s a STROKE?
	Movement problems
	Speech problems
	Numbness or tingling
5)	When did this start (happen)?
6)	Has s/he ever had a STROKE before?