BET 2: FAST or ROSIER to identify suspected stroke in the prehospital setting?

A short cut review was carried out to whether the FAST screening tool is more accurate than the ROSIER tool at correctly identifying those with stroke in the prehospital setting. 9 papers presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The author, date and country of publication, patien...

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Published in:	Emergency medicine journal : EMJ Vol. 37; no. 9; p. 586
Main Authors:	Gibbons, Ian, Williams, Owen
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01-09-2020
Subjects:	Emergency Medical Services Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine Humans Predictive Value of Tests Sensitivity and Specificity Severity of Illness Index Stroke - diagnosis emergency care systems
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Summary:	A short cut review was carried out to whether the FAST screening tool is more accurate than the ROSIER tool at correctly identifying those with stroke in the prehospital setting. 9 papers presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of these papers are tabulated. It is concluded that FAST and ROSIER have similar sensitivities in the recognition of stroke, with ROSIER demonstrating a higher specificity in the prehospital setting.
ISSN:	1472-0213
DOI:	10.1136/emermed-2020-210497.3