Table 1.
Comparison of patient and Code Stroke characteristics between the study cohort and overall Code Stroke population at Box Hill Hospital during the study period (January–June 2020)
| Characteristic | Bodycam cohort (n=100) | Overall (n=522) |
| Age, years (median (IQR)) | 75.5 (62–81) | 76 (63–85) |
| Male, no (%) | 53 (53) | 275 (52.7) |
| NIHSS (median (IQR)) | 2 (0–5) | 2 (0–6) |
| Baseline mRS, no (%) | (n=99) | |
| 0 | 73 (74) | 243 (54.4) |
| 1 | 7 (7) | 76 (17.0) |
| 2 | 7 (7) | 51 (11.4) |
| 3 | 12 (12) | 65 (14.5) |
| 4 | 0 | 11 (2.5) |
| 5 | 0 | 1 (0.2) |
| Pre-notified Codes, no (%) | 62 (62) | 370 (70.9) |
| Code initiator, no (%) | ||
| Ambulance paramedic | 68 (68) | 437 (83.7) |
| ED triage/doctor | 31 (31) | 66 (12.6) |
| Inpatient | 1 (1) | 19 (3.6) |
| Code stood down, no (%) | 87 (87) | 477 (91.4) |
| Discharge diagnosis, no (%) | ||
| Ischaemic stroke | 47 (47) | 193 (37.0) |
| Transient ischaemic attack | 13 (13) | 47 (9.0) |
| Haemorrhagic stroke | 1 (1) | 43 (8.2) |
| Stroke mimic | 39 (39) | 239 (45.8) |
| Received thrombolysis, no (%) | 13 (13) | 28 (5.4) |
| Transferred for EVT, no (%) | 6 (6) | 15 (2.9) |
| Enrolled in clinical trial, no (%) | 9 (9) | 14 (2.7) |
| Time of presentation, no (%) | ||
| Working hours 08:00–17:00 | 75 (75) | 338 (64.8) |
| Evening 17:00–22:00 | 20 (20) | 105 (20.1) |
| Overnight 22:00–08:00 | 5 (5) | 79 (15.1) |
| Day of presentation, no (%) | ||
| Weekday | 80 (80) | 384 (73.6) |
| Weekend | 17 (17) | 120 (23.0) |
| Public holiday | 3 (3) | 18 (3.4) |
ED, emergency department; EVT, endovascular thrombectomy; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.