- The test, run on Abbott’s portable i-STAT® Alinity® instrument, uses whole blood to help evaluate patients with a suspected mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), or concussion
- The test produces lab-quality results in 15 minutes
- Clinicians are now able to get a result at the patient’s bedside, making the test accessible at urgent care clinics and other healthcare settings outside the hospital emergency room
- The test can be used to help evaluate patients up to 24 hours after injury
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