The patient will be in the ambulance without any relatives.
Paramedics
- Responsible for overall patient care during transfer.
Stroke nurse
- A nurse is only required if a decision has been taken to continue an infusion of alteplase, or blood pressure lowering medication. which requires an infusion pump – paramedics are not currently trained in the care of infusion pumps.
Anaesthetist
- An anaesthetist is only likely to be required in a patient in whom there is a significant risk of reducing level of consciousness (e.g. severe posterior circulation stroke). This will be decided at the spoke.
