Parental Care-Seeking Behavior and Prehospital Timelines of Care in Childhood Arterial Ischemic Stroke

Abstract

Background and Purpose - Taking appropriate action in the prehospital setting is important for rapid stroke diagnosis in adults. Data are lacking for children. We aimed to describe parental care-seeking behavior and prehospital timelines of care in childhood arterial ischemic stroke. Methods - A structured questionnaire was developed, using value-focused event-driven conceptual modeling techniques, to interview parents of children presenting to the emergency department with arterial ischemic stroke from 2008 to 2014. Results - Twenty-five parents (median age 41 years, interquartile range 36-45) were interviewed. Twenty-four children were awake, and 1 child was asleep at stroke onset; 23 had ..