Dr. Birnbaum Publishes New Paper Examining Prehospital EMS Scales

Dr. Lee Birnbaum smiling for his staff photo.

Lee Birnbaum, M.D., recently published an article in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery entitled: “Paramedic utilization of Vision, Aphasia, Neglect (VAN) stroke severity scale in the prehospital setting predicts emergent large vessel occlusion stroke.”

The study’s findings reinforce published evidence demonstrating that prehospital EMS scales, such as VAN, can be successfully incorporated into complex stroke care systems.

You can read more about the article by visiting this link.

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