The MEND exam completed in the Prehospital setting correlated well with the initial NIHSS performed at the receiving facility. The MEND exam is a valuable tool when assessing stroke patients and determining need for air transport.

Reference: Abstract 3468: Correlation of the Miami Emergency Neurologic Deficit (MEND) Exam Performed in the Field by Paramedics with an Abnormal NIHSS and Final Diagnosis of Stroke for Patients Airlifted from the Scene.
Angel A Brotons , Ivette Motola , Hector F Rivera , Robert E Soto , Sandra Schwemmer , and S. Barry Issenberg. Stroke. 2012;43:A3468

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/str.43.suppl_1.A3468

https://doi.org/10.1161/str.43.suppl_1.A3468