The RACE scale has been adapted for use in children as the Pediatric RACE scale (Ped-RACE). It was evaluated by prehospital staff attending to patients under the Catalan Pediatric Stroke Code and showed a strong correlation with the Pediatric National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (Spearman ρ = 0.852; P < 0.001). The median Pediatric… Read More

Revalidation of the RACE scale in Catalonia Published in J Neurointerv Surg 2018 (Carrera et al) In a sample of 1822 patients with stroke code activation, it is confirmed that the RACE scale is an effective tool to identigy patients with large vessel occlusion who are candidates for endovascular treatment (AUC 0.76). In addition, the… Read More

Online course about acute stroke managment and stroke code, where you can be trained on the RACE scale. Available by free on the Coursera Platform. More than 8,000 people registered. To register, access to Acute Stroke-RACE coursera… Read More

The RACECAT trial aimed to evaluate whether direct transfer to an Endovascular Stroke Center, compared to transfer to the nearest Local Stroke Center, results in better outcomes in the distribution of modified Rankin Scale (mRS) scores at 90 days in patients with acute ischemic stroke and clinically suspected Large Vessel Occlusion (LVO) identified by Emergency… Read More

Pre-hospital triage of patients with suspected large vessel occlusion (LVO) is the first step in implementing rapid and direct transfer protocols to comprehensive stroke centers, where patients can receive endovascular therapy. Several international recommendations have been published regarding triage and transfer algorithms for patients with suspected LVO, including: European Recommendations (Int J Stroke 2016) Systematic… Read More

Videos Florida – RACE Training video Portugal – RACE Training video New Jersey – EMS World Pennsylvania – Scorecard South Carolina – RACE form   Cards and Calculators Medtronic – RACE card AHA/ASA – RACE card MDCalc Clinical Resources St. John Ambulance (Australia) – Calculator        … Read More