Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for counts within population wide event dates, average across the three HASU combined sites.
| Event | Corresponding Dates | Combined HASU Total |
Combined HASU Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Med(IQR) | Min;Max | N | Med(IQR) | Min;Max | ||
| Emergency Assessments | Stroke Admissions | ||||||
| Pre-First death | 6th Jan - 9th Mar | 9 | 150(148;156) | 127,171 | 9 | 114(105;122) | 103,127 |
| First Death - Intervention | 9th Mar - 23rd Mar | 2 | 141(127;155) | 127,155 | 2 | 115(103;127) | 103,127 |
| Intervention to Act-FAST | 23rd Mar - 6th Apr | 2 | 97(84;110) | 84,110 | 2 | 84(75;93) | 75,93 |
| Post Act-FAST | 6th Apr - 11th May | 5 | 113(110;115) | 108,133 | 5 | 94(86;96) | 80,102 |
| Total | 1st Jan - 11th May | 18 | 146(113;154) | 84,171 | 18 | 104(94;116) | 75,127 |
| TIA Referrals | Stroke Unit Discharges | ||||||
| Pre-First death | 6th Jan - 9th Mar | 9 | 68(66;71) | 43,76 | 9 | 77(75;77) | 72,88 |
| First Death - Intervention | 9th Mar - 23rd Mar | 2 | 48.5(43;54) | 43,54 | 2 | 81(77;85) | 77,85 |
| Intervention to Act-FAST | 23rd Mar - 6th Apr | 2 | 26(19;33) | 19,33 | 2 | 79.5(75;84) | 75,84 |
| Post Act-FAST | 6th Apr - 11th May | 5 | 43(43;45) | 40,50 | 5 | 60(55;69) | 42,70 |
| Total | 1st Jan - 11th May | 18 | 60(43;69) | 19,76 | 18 | 75.5(70;77) | 42,88 |
First death = Week post UK COVID-19 death reported on Thursday 5th March, HASU=hyperacute stroke unit, TIA=transient ischaemic attack, Act-FAST = Public Heath England campaign to increase early identification of suspected stroke, N = Number of Weeks.