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Availability of data and materials
Data that supports the findings of this research are available upon reasonable request by a suitably qualified
investigator.

Financial support and sponsorship
The Melbourne Mobile Stroke Unit and associated projects received funding from the Australian
Commonwealth Government, Victorian State Government, Royal Melbourne Hospital Neurosciences
Foundation, Stroke Foundation, The Florey Institute of Neurosciences and Mental Health, University of
Melbourne, Boehringer Ingelheim, and private donation.

Conflicts of interest
Dr. Zhao discloses grants from the Australian Commonwealth Government (MRFF1194787) and the
University of Melbourne and personal fees from Boehringer Ingelheim. Prof. Davis discloses grants from
the National Health and Medical Research Council and personal fees from Abbott, Boehringer Ingelheim,
and Medtronic.

Ethical approval and consent to participate
Data collection for the Melbourne Mobile Stroke Unit is approved by the Melbourne Health Human
Research Ethics Committee with waiver of patient consent (QA2017169).

Consent for publication
Not applicable.

Copyright
© The Author(s) 2021.

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