FAST (stroke) The instruments at this time with most evidence of validity were the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale (CPSS) and the Los Angeles Prehospital Stroke Screen (LAPSS). FAST (stroke) FAST is an acronym used as a mnemonic to help detect and enhance responsiveness to the needs of a person having a stroke. The acronym stands for Facial drooping, Arm weakness, Speech difficulties and Time to call emergency services. The FAST was developed in the UK in 1998 by a group of stroke physicians, ambulance personnel, and an emergency department physician and was designed to be an integral part of a training package
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act defined by the EMTALA statute. A term more relevant for compliance with EMTALA is non-emergency medical condition"." If this "non-emergent" term is used in the context of EMTALA, it needs to be defined as medical conditions that fail to pass the criteria for determination of being a true EMC as defined by EMTALA statute. Admitted patients who experience a medical emergency while at the hospital are normally not covered by EMTALA, but instead they are protected by varying state laws and quality assurance under the deemed status of the facility. Hospitals have three obligations under EMTALA: Since its original passage,