Stroke public awareness campaigns have increased ambulance dispatches for stroke in Melbourne, Australia

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Stroke public awareness campaigns have increased ambulance dispatches for stroke in Melbourne, Australia

Background and Purpose-Launch of the National Stroke Foundation stroke awareness campaigns has occurred annually during Stroke Week (September) since 2004. From 2006, the campaign used FAST (Face, Arm, Speech, Time) with calling an ambulance added in 2007. The aim of this study was to explore the im...

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Main Authors:	Bray, Janet, Mosley, I., Bailey, M., Barger, B., Bladin, C.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	2011
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27159

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