// PARAMEDIC Question · Medical
A patient with a suspected stroke has a last known normal time of 2 hours ago. The target hospital is one with:
A. CT capability and thrombolysis/thrombectomyCorrect
B. A psychiatric unit
C. Orthopedic services
D. Basic laboratory
// Rationale
Ischemic stroke patients may be candidates for thrombolysis within 4.5 hours and thrombectomy within 24 hours in selected cases.