This is how some of the world’s top EMS companies use data collection to improve outcomes for stroke patients and receive recognition for their efforts

COUNTRY: Poland

EMS: Nowy Targ

AWARD STATUS: Diamond

THEY SAY: “One more EMS Award was all it would take for Nowotarski to become an Angels Region, and paramedic Ewa Kondera was determined that Nowy Targ should not be the reason that goal wasn’t met.”

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COUNTRY: Uruguay

EMS: Emergencia Uno

AWARD STATUS: 3 consecutive diamond awards

THEY SAY: “It was not enough to reach the big cities; now we had to make sure that people in the remotest areas also had access to the same high-quality and rapid care.”

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COUNTRY: Italy

EMS: 118

AWARD STATUS: World's leading award winner

THEY SAY: "The EMS in Italy is complex, it differs from region to region, but we decided to go for it, so we gave it a big push.”

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Our War Continues | Prehospital Stroke Care In Ukraine

Here you can read reports received by the Emergency Medical Care and Disaster Centre of Kharkiv Oblast in eastern Ukraine between 26 April 2022 and 19 July 2023. In each case, paramedics attend to a patient with suspected acute stroke while the war continues around them.
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Spain

Measured In Minutes

Battling to reduce their on-scene time when attending to stroke, Madrid’s SUMMA 112 undertook research about the impact of prenotification management in their complex city. The results yielded insights about old problems – and suggested new solutions.
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EMS
Poland

Together We Are Able To Do Everything

Paramedic Mateusz Pitiło of Wałbrzych ambulance service shares the story of his stroke journey.
04 September 2023
EMS
Poland

Team Is Brain

When a highly motivated stroke team joins forces with a highly motivated team of paramedics, it results in better outcomes for patients, and diamond awards all round.
04 September 2023
EMS
Hungary

Seven Diamonds For Hungary

The stories of two rescue volunteers, 100 years apart, provide clues to the beginning and the future of prehospital care in Hungary, whose national ambulance service has swept the board in the 2023 EMS Angels Awards.
01 September 2023
EMS
Philippines

Centre Of Excellence

Makati Medical Centre in Metro Manila finally has its diamond award. The next goal? To keep getting better, its stroke champions say.
27 August 2023
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