Research Article
Implementation of Stroke Dysphagia Screening in the Emergency Department
Table 1
Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center stroke swallowing screening tool.
| Non-swallowing items | | Somnolent-difficult to maintain arousal/alertness with vigorous stimulation | | Wet, gurgly voice quality-hear audible secretions in the throat with speech or respiration | | Dysarthria-slurred speech | | Drooling or pooling of saliva in oral cavity-difficulty managing saliva in the mouth | | Coughing, choking on saliva | | Patient/family reports patient with current difficulty swallowing | | Swallowing items | | 5 mL water ×2 | | 10 mL water ×2 | | 20 mL water ×2 | |
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