Table 3.
Acute individual stroke symptom’s responses
| Total | Public | Outpatients | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 2808 | n = 2013 | n = 795 | ||
| no. aware (% aware) | no. aware (% aware) | no. aware (% aware) | ||
| Speech impairment | ||||
| Call EMS | 1103(39.3) | 785(39.0) | 318(40.0) | 0.788 |
| Contact medical clinic | 1436(51.1) | 1007(50.0) | 429(54.0) | 0.357 |
| Other | 269(9.6) | 221(11.0) | 48(6.0) | 0.004 |
| Dizziness/ loss of balance | ||||
| Call EMS | 793(28.2) | 565(28.1) | 228(28.7) | 0.846 |
| Contact medical clinic | 1431(51.0) | 1009(50.1) | 422(53.1) | 0.487 |
| Other | 584(20.8) | 439(21.8) | 145(18.2) | 0.178 |
| Acute headache | ||||
| Call EMS | 873(31.1) | 624(31.0) | 249(31.3) | 0.922 |
| Contact medical clinic | 1434(51.1) | 1012(50.3) | 422(53.1) | 0.510 |
| Other | 501(17.8) | 377(18.7) | 124(15.6) | 0.202 |
| Blurred/ double vision | ||||
| Call EMS | 881(31.4) | 602(29.9) | 279(35.1) | 0.124 |
| Contact medical clinic | 1468(52.3) | 1024(50.9) | 444(55.8) | 0.250 |
| Other | 459(16.3) | 387(19.2) | 72(9.1) | < 0.001 |
| Numbness/ dead sensation on one side of body | ||||
| Call EMS | 1226(43.7) | 876(43.5) | 350(44.0) | 0.897 |
| Contact medical clinic | 1467(52.2) | 1042(51.8) | 425(53.5) | 0.693 |
| Other | 115(4.1) | 95(4.7) | 20(2.5) | 0.049 |
| Facial muscles weakness on lower part on one side | ||||
| Call EMS | 1184(42.2) | 840(41.7) | 344(43.3) | 0.690 |
| Contact medical clinic | 1505(53.6) | 1078(53.6) | 427(53.7) | 0.971 |
| Other | 119(4.2) | 95(4.7) | 24(3.0) | 0.143 |
| Weakness on one body side | ||||
| Call EMS | 1179(42.0) | 853(42.4) | 326(41.0) | 0.721 |
| Contact medical clinic | 1501(53.5) | 1051(52.2) | 450(56.6) | 0.315 |
| Other | 128(4.6) | 109(5.4) | 19(2.4) | 0.009 |
| Confusion | ||||
| Call EMS | 701(25.0) | 497(24.7) | 204(25.7) | 0.744 |
| Contact medical clinic | 1557(55.4) | 1081(53.7) | 476(59.9) | 0.167 |
| Other | 550(19.6) | 435(21.6) | 115(14.5) | 0.004 |