Helistroke service: Flying the physician to the stroke patient works

Wednesday, May 3, 2017 - 10:51 in Health & Medicine

Flying a stroke specialist by helicopter to a nearby stroke patient for emergency care is feasible, saves money and, most importantly, gets critical care to patients faster than transporting the patient to a hospital first, according to a single-patient, proof-of-concept study.

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