Deans' stroke musings: Every second counts

Changing stroke rehab and research worldwide now.Time is Brain! trillions and trillions of neurons that DIE each day because there are NO effective hyperacute therapies besides tPA(only 12% effective). I have 523 posts on hyperacute therapy, enough for researchers to spend decades proving them out. These are my personal ideas and blog on stroke rehabilitation and stroke research. Do not attempt any of these without checking with your medical provider. Unless you join me in agitating, when you need these therapies they won't be there.

What this blog is for:

My blog is not to help survivors recover, it is to have the 10 million yearly stroke survivors light fires underneath their doctors, stroke hospitals and stroke researchers to get stroke solved. 100% recovery. The stroke medical world is completely failing at that goal, they don't even have it as a goal. Shortly after getting out of the hospital and getting NO information on the process or protocols of stroke rehabilitation and recovery I started searching on the internet and found that no other survivor received useful information. This is an attempt to cover all stroke rehabilitation information that should be readily available to survivors so they can talk with informed knowledge to their medical staff. It lays out what needs to be done to get stroke survivors closer to 100% recovery. It's quite disgusting that this information is not available from every stroke association and doctors group.

Friday, September 20, 2013

Every second counts

Another email from the National Stroke Association. This is precisely why they will never become a great stroke association. They push all the responsibility for recognizing stroke and getting yourself to a hospital that can't with any degree of assurance prevent disability. They are a one-trick pony and stroke needs dozens of arrows in their quiver.
Like these objective ways of diagnosing stroke. one of these 17 ways.
Specific risk reduction steps like these 11 referenced and specific ideas.
These treatments in the first week. My 30 actions in the immediate aftermath of my next stroke.
Do you see any of that from this organization that has hundreds of employees, doctors, and Ph.Ds employed? Damn I'll be extremely arrogant and say I'm smarter than all of these employees combined
Someday Mr. Baranski you will talk to me and you will have a lot to answer for on the sad state of stroke research/rehab.

Dear Dean,
When stroke hits, every second counts.
On average, it takes between three and six hours for someone to get to the
emergency room once
he or she starts showing signs of a stroke. But for many, immediate
medical care can be the
difference between life and death.
Would you recognize stroke warning signs right away? Or—like too many—
would you be left not knowing
that you have a potentially life-threatening situation on your hands?
You can make a life-saving difference for yourself or another person—
you just need to know
how to act FAST.

F = FACE	Ask the person to smile. Does one side of the face droop?
A = ARMS	Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward?
S = SPEECH	Ask the person to repeat a simple sentence. Does the speech sound slurred or strange?
T = TIME	If you observe any of these signs, it’s time to call 9-1-1 or get to the nearest stroke center or hospital.

At National Stroke Association, we are committed to reducing the incidence
and impact of stroke.
The life-saving information available in this email is so important, we’ve made
it available on convenient
wallet-sized cards. This wallet card is an easy way to make sure you’re
ready to act FAST when stroke strikes.
Download your free FAST wallet card today and make sure you’re ready to act FAST when stroke hits.
The more knowledge we share, the more lives we will save.
Together, we can stop stroke.
Thank you for standing with us and thousands of stroke champions
dedicated to raising stroke awareness.
Sincerely,
Jim Baranski Signature