Table 2.
Care provision.
| Pre-Hospital care | |
|---|---|
| Sought care before Connaught Hospital | 194 (50.4%) |
| Care provider | |
| Referral hospital | 127 (65.5%) |
| Peripheral health unit | 32 (16.5%) |
| Healthcare worker in community | 21 (10.8%) |
| Pharmacist | 4 (2.1%) |
| Traditional healer | 4 (2.1%) |
| Other | 6 (3.1%) |
| Mode of transport of arrival | |
| Keke (3 wheel rickshaw) | 98 (25.5%) |
| Taxi | 89 (23.1%) |
| Ambulance | 78 (20.3%) |
| Own vehicle | 72 (18.7%) |
| Other | 8 (2.1%) |
| Motor bike | 4 (1.0%) |
| Walking | 3 (0.8%) |
| Ongoing care after Emergency Department | |
| Medical Ward Admission | 302/385 (78.4%) |
| ICU admission | 14/385 (3.6%) |
| Died in Emergency department | 56/385 (14.5%) |
| Outpatient | 9/385 (2.3%) |
| Quality of care indicators | |
| GCS recorded on admission | 251/385 (65.2%) |
| Antiplatelets prescribed for ischaemic stroke | 144/231 (62.3%) |
| Statin prescribed if dyslipidaemia | 93/139 (66.9%) |
| Referred to physiotherapy | 179 (76.8%) |
| Physiotherapy received in hospital | 58/385 (15.1%) |
| Documented Dysphagia Assessment | 3/385 (0.8%) |
| Documented risk factor advice for those surviving to discharge | 33 (14.1%) |