As part of National Stroke Awareness Month, the Hawaii Stroke Coalition emphasizes the vital importance of immediate action during a stroke. Every minute counts, as approximately 2 million brain cells ...

"These studies establish, using national data, that EMS prenotification of hospitals of the pending arrival of an acute ischemic stroke patient results in more rapid evaluation and imaging, more rapid ...

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The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association have released an algorithm to guide emergency medical services (EMS) personnel in identifying patients with acute ischemic stroke who are ...

The prevalence of stroke occurrence in the United States continues to raise concerns. In addition, ignoring stroke signs and symptoms is an area of growing concern. According to a scientific statement ...

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Lowcountry doctors and EMS workers are trying to spread information on the treatment of strokes for Stroke Awareness Month in May. According to Trident Medical Center, ...

Health Ambiguity Linked to Depression in Stroke Survivors More than one-third of stroke patients still do not use emergency medical services (EMS), despite the fact that EMS use is linked to ...

Objectives This study assessed whether a previously developed Monte Carlo simulation model can be reused for evaluating various strategies to minimise time-to-treatment in southwest Netherlands for ...

More than a third of stroke patients don't get to the hospital by ambulance, even though that's the fastest way to get there, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and ...

A new scientific statement discusses rapid evaluation for transient ischemic attack (TIA) due to high risk of future stroke. Stroke symptoms that disappear in under an hour, known as a transient ...

July 12, 2012 — Acute ischemic stroke patients are treated faster when emergency medical services (EMS) personnel notify hospitals that they are en route with a possible stroke patient, as guidelines ...