Deans' stroke musings: The Public is Alarmingly Uninformed About Stroke, According to National Stroke Association

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.

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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.

Sunday, May 1, 2016

The Public is Alarmingly Uninformed About Stroke, According to National Stroke Association

And ER doctors that can't diagnose a stroke?
Which needs to be addressed first?
The Public is Alarmingly Uninformed About Stroke, According to National Stroke Association

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To educate the public about stroke risk and prevention, the National Stroke Association declares May National Stroke Awareness Month.
At the heart of the campaign is a video called StreetSmart, in which representatives from the National Stroke Association asked passersby on Denver streets what they knew about stroke.
“We were surprised by people’s responses, which ranged from no knowledge about stroke to some knowledge of the seriousness of stroke,” says Robyn Moore, chief executive officer of National Stroke Association, in a media release.
“The public is alarmingly uninformed about stroke, which can happen to anyone at any time. It’s vital that the public be aware of stroke’s symptoms and act fast to get someone experiencing a stroke to an emergency room,” she adds.
During the campaign, the public is encouraged to help spread awareness through various channels, ranging from social media and downloading resource materials to becoming involved in legislative advocacy at the state and federal levels.
“Our campaign gives people the tools to become informed and spread our message about stroke,” Moore states in the release. “Even something as simple as posting on Facebook or sending one of our colorful eCards about stroke risks to family members and friends will make a difference in getting everyone to wise up about the symptoms of stroke and prevention.”
For more information, visit National Stroke Association.
[Source(s): National Stroke Association, PR Newswire]