STROKE: 911 Emergency
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STROKE: 911 Emergency
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Learning Objectives for Stroke: 911 EmergencyWhen you finish this course you will be able to
answer the following questions:Where in the body does a stroke occur?What exactly is a stroke?How does a stroke happen?How often does a stroke occur?Is a stroke dangerous?Am I at risk?How do I know when a stroke is occurring?How can I, as a 911 telecommunicator, make a
difference?What will happen to the stroke patient when EMS
arrives?What will happen to the stroke patient at the
hospital?
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Stroke: 911 Emergency Module One
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Learning Objectives: Module OneThe learning objectives for Module One are:
Understand where in the body a stroke occurs
Review brain anatomyDiscuss the ways in which a stroke occurs
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Where does a stroke occur?
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Are there different parts to the brain?
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What keeps the brain going?
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What exactly is a stroke?
87%
13%
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What is a TIA?
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Let’s review
Where in the body does a stroke occur?
What exactly is a stroke?
How does a stroke happen?
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Stroke: 911 Emergency Module Two
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Learning Objectives: Module TwoThe learning objectives for Module Two are:
Understand how often people die of stroke
Discuss how Americans are affected by stroke
Discuss the risk factors for stroke
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Stroke Stats
EVERY 40 Seconds
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Stroke Stats
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100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
Heart Disease
Cancer Stroke Chronic Lung Disease
Accidents
Number of Deaths in the United States
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Are you at risk?Risk Factors you cannot control
GenderRaceAgeFamily HistoryPrior stroke or heart attack
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Are you at risk?•Risk Factors you can control
HypertensionAtherosclerosisOther heart diseases
High blood cholesterol
Blood disorders (such as sickle cell disease)
Atrial fibrillationDiabetesHealth behaviors (alcohol, smoking, etc.)
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
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Are you at risk?
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Let’s review
How often does a stroke occur?
Is a stroke dangerous?
Am I at risk?
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Stroke: 911 Emergency Module Three
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Learning Objectives: Module Three
The learning objectives for Module Three are:
Learn to recognize strokeUnderstand the importance of the 911 center in stroke care
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What does a stroke look like?The five warning signs of stroke are:
•Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding.
•Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes. •Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of
balance or coordination. •Sudden, severe headache with no known
cause. •Sudden numbness or weakness of the face,
arm or leg, especially on one side of the body.
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Why is the 911 Center important?
Is slurred speech:
A. An intoxicated person
B. A speech impediment
C. A visitor from abroadD. A stroke
IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE!!!
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How will I know it is a stroke?Establish and Stick to
your local protocol Establish the nature of
the emergencyEnsure the patient is
breathing and has a pulse
Ask key questions
Be thinking strokeRemember the 5
warning signs of stroke
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Can I be sure it is a stroke?
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Stroke Assessment Tool for 911
Face
Arm
Speech
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What other information should I get?
Last seen normalDiabetic?Previous stroke?
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Let’s review
How do I know when a stroke is occurring?
How can I, as a 911 telecommunicator, make a difference?
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Stroke: 911 Emergency Module Four
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Learning Objectives: Module Four
The learning objectives for Module Four are:
Discuss the prehospital care of a stroke patient
Discuss the hospital care of a stroke patient
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EMS Stroke CareStroke Screen
FaceArmSpeech
Vital SignsCheck blood sugar
levelsCardiac MonitorIntravenous lineLIMIT SCENE TIMEHospital pre-
notification
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Emergency Department Stroke Care
Before the patient arrivesCT scanner made readyEssential personnel
alerted
Once the patient arrivesPhysical examinationBlood workCT Scan
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What therapy is best for this patient?
Blood
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What therapy is best for this patient?
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Therapies for Ischemic Stroke
3 hour window
Time is Critical
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Therapies for Ischemic StrokeMERCIDevice that is threaded into the brain blood stream to remove the clot
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Therapies for Hemorrhagic Strokes
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Let’s review
What will happen to the stroke patient when EMS arrives?
What will happen to the stroke patient at the hospital?
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Course Review
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Stroke: 911 Emergency Case Review
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Case #1
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Stroke: 911 Emergency Case Review
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Case #1
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Stroke: 911 Emergency Case Review
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What have you learned?
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Question #1Where in the body does a stroke occur?
A. The HeartB. The LiverC. The Brain D. The Skull
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Question #2A stroke is:
A. Part of a golf scoreB. A disruption in the blood supply to the brainC. A growth in the brainD. A slowly progressive disease
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Question #3A stroke occurs when:
A. A blood vessel in the brain grows too largeB. A blood vessel in the brain fails to growC. A blood vessel in the brain burstsD. A nerve is severed
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Question #4A stroke occurs:
A. Every 40 secondsB. Every 3 daysC. Every dayD. Every 3 seconds
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Question #5Is a stroke dangerous?
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Question #6Am I at risk?
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Question #7How do I know when a stroke is occurring?
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Question #8How can I, as a 911 telecommunicator, make a difference?
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Question #9What will happen to the stroke patient when EMS arrives?
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Question #10What will happen to the stroke patient at the hospital?
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