Table 1.
Baseline characteristics
| Data collected by paramedics | |
| Sex n (%) | n=14 |
| Female | 7 (50%) |
| Male | 7 (50%) |
| Age (years) | n=14 |
| Median (IQR) | 73 (57–82) |
| BP in ambulance (mm Hg) | n=14 |
| Systolic mean (SD) | 185 (12) |
| Diastolic mean (SD) | 97 (13) |
| Data collected following arrival at hospital | |
| Stroke type n (%) | n=14 |
| Cerebral infarct | 9 (64.3%) |
| Intracerebral haemorrhage | 3 (21.4%) |
| Transient ischaemic attack | 1 (7.1%) |
| Stroke mimic | 1 (7.1%) |
| Renal function | n=14 |
| Urea (mmol/L): mean (min, max) | 6.35 (2.2,13.6) |
| Cr (mmol/L): mean (min, max) | 100 (47, 198) |
| Medication on admission n (%): | |
| Antiplatelet drugs | 7 (50%) |
| Antihypertensive drugs | 4 (28.6%) |
| Lipid-lowering drugs | 4 (28.6%) |
| Relevant comorbidity n (%) | |
| Previous stroke | 3 (21%) |
| Previous TIA | 2 (14.3%) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 1 (7.1%) |
| Renal disorder | 2 (14.3%) |
| Admission NIHSS | n=14 |
| Median (IQR) | 4 (3–9) |
| Prestroke modified Rankin scale (mRS) n (%) | n=14 |
| mRS 0 | 11 (78.6%) |
| mRS 1 | 1 (7.1%) |
| mRS 2 | 1 (7.1%) |
| mRS 3 | 0 |
| mRS 4 | 1 (7.1%) |
BP, blood pressure; NIHSS, National Institute of Health Stroke Scale.