Stroke Thrombolysis Awareness Initial patient …

Initial patient assessmentUsing , Rosier, & NIHSST ools5 Acute Trusts - 6 Primary Care Trusts Ambulance Trust 4 Local AuthoritiesStroke Thrombolysis AwarenessAdapted fromAims Improve recognition of Stroke and TIA Develop skills for assessment and triage in acute settings Gain familiarity with procedures required for Thrombolysis Incidence of Stroke now higher than that of acute coronary syndromes For 1 million inhabitants ,There will be 2400 strokes per year (1800 first ever, 600 recurrent or after TIA)Of these 700 (29%) will die 600 (25%) will be dependent 1100 (46%) will be independentBackground Information Stroke varies All begin suddenly patients do not leave hospital survivors need help every day due to: Weakness Speech problems Swallowing problems Visual problems Memory problems Urgent recognition & Stroke unit admission improves recoveryBackground InformationInitial DiagnosisClinical presentations of Stroke Acute onset combination of Face / arm / leg weakness or sensory loss Loss of co-ordination Speech disturbance Visual disturbance Acute onset does not mean total deficit within seconds Most TIAs are < 20 minutesStroke?

Aims Improve recognition of stroke and TIA Develop skills for assessment and triage in acute settings Gain familiarity with procedures required for

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