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Abstract NS1: Identification of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: The Impact of a Nurse Led Screening Tool Utilizing the Ottawa Rule

Stroke Journal

This gap could lead to suboptimal patient outcomes.Purpose:The goal of this project is to create a nurse-led screening tool for identifying patients at risk for SAH and aid in the decision for computed tomography (CT). If the patient age is 40 or older, or meets criteria of the Ottawa Rule, the ED RN initiates a stat head CT per protocol.

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