INSTITUTE FOR ALGORITHMIC MEDICINE

The Los Angeles Prehospital Stroke Screen (LAPSS)

Purpose: To determine if a patient suspected of stroke meets all of the Los Angeles Prehospital Stroke Screening (LAPSS) criteria.

Are you evaluating a patient for stroke in the community? Yes No Age of the patient years Is the patient known to have a history of seizures or epilepsy? Yes No Is the patient wheelchair bound or bedridden? Yes No Duration of symptoms hours Whole blood glucose mg/dL mmol/L Does the left side of the patient's mouth droop when trying to smile? Yes No Does the right side of the patient's mouth droop when trying to smile? Yes No

Please choose the appropriate column for each finding

Strength of left side hand grip normal weak absent Strength of right side hand grip normal weak absent Action of outstretched left arm stable drifts down falls rapidly Action of outstretched right arm stable drifts down falls rapidly