On June 22, 2021, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed into law Senate Bill 21 (S.B. 21), which amends ORC 4765.401 governing protocols for the assessment, triage and transport to hospitals of stroke ...

World Stroke Day is here, and local experts are emphasizing the importance of recognizing stroke symptoms and acting quickly.

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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 ...

Diagnosing a transient ischemic attack (TIA), sometimes called a "warning stroke," is challenging because symptoms often disappear within an hour. A new American Heart Association scientific statement ...

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 ...

David Hupp lays out how the OPQRST mnemonic that EMS providers use to assess patient pain can be slightly rescoped to evaluate issues within an EMS agency.

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 ...

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

More than one in three patients with stroke fail to use emergency medical services, according to study data published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. Researchers analyzed records ...

Patients who call 911 receive a different experience depending on where they live and what is wrong with them, a study has warned. Nearly one third of patients with suspected stroke did not have a ...