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 ...

Dr. Peter Antevy (at left), Dr. Brijesh Mehta, and Interim Hallandale Fire Chief Mark Ellis, at a meeting in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 16, 2016. They are the founders of a team of critical ...

DENVER -- The Los Angeles Motor Scale (LAMS) can give emergency medical services (EMS) a streamlined way to identify large vessel occlusions in the field, and correlate the score to hospital ...

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. (WCBD) – Berkeley County EMS held a demonstration Friday to show the proper steps that should be taken if you, or someone you know, ever experiences stroke-like symptoms. First ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...