To think of stroke as a life or death situation is to over-simplify. The concept of “Time Is Brain” doesn’t refer to inanimate neurons that die as a stroke progresses. Each moment of delay in stroke care can destroy not only a patient’s ability to perform activities to get through the day can also lose cells that contain personality and memories. Even patients who survive may lose part of their life. As hospitals are developing new methods of treatment for stroke victims, what role is there for EMS? This program will examine new in-hospital treatments like site-specific thrombolytics, clot corkscrews, cranial hypothermia, and the critical role of EMS in each phase of Stroke Systems of Care. These systems rely on both ALS and BLS providers to not simply save patients’ lives. This lively, pertinent, and through-provoking lecture shows how the actions of EMS providers are critical to every step of saving stroke patients’ life’s.
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6. LVO
• Major arteries
• basilar artery
• carotid terminus
• middle cerebral artery
• Loss of flow to significant
portions of brain
• More severe, affecting higher-
order brain functions
SVO
• Deep brain vessels
• Not primary blood to the brain
• Less severe
• Often enduring and
debilitating consequences
• cognitive and motor impairment
• mood disturbances
• functional decline
7. Aneurisms
• Weak area of a blood vessel
AV
Malformations
• Artery and vein grow together
8. Subarachnoid
Hemorrhage
• A blood vessel bursts near
the surface of the brain
Intracerebral
• A blood vessel bursts, leaking
blood into the brain tissue
9. Is caused by a
clot, but blockage
is temporary and
usually causes no
permanent
damage
Approximately
15% of all strokes
occur after a TIA
23. ①Identify non-obvious strokes
②Assess and quantify presentation
③Triage to most appropriate destination
④Standardize reporting & stroke team activation
⑤Facilitate patient hand-off and continuum of care
28. Bridgeport Hospital | Greenwich Hospital | Lawrence + Memorial Hospital | Westerly Hospital | Yale New Haven Hospital
YaleNewHavenHospital Advanced Comprehensive Stroke
Center
Case Date 6/7/2021
Referring Hospital Care Yale New Haven Hospital Care Hospital Course and Discharge Case Imaging
Arrival to YNHH: 6/7/2021
Neurosurgery Attending: Dr. Diluna & Dr. Matouk
Imaging Mode: CTH
BP on arrival: 110/50
SBP Goal: < 140
Neurosurgery Recommendations:
- Admit to PICU, q1h neuro checks
- Neuro ICU consult, Dr. Beekman aware
- MRI/MRA brain now
- SBP <140, goal eunatremic
- Will discuss DSA tomorrow, potential
embolization
- Will discuss potential resection at later date
- Loaded w/ keppra 500BID at OSH, no additional
AEDs per neurology
In YNHH ED:
P 134, SpO2 99% RA, RR 21, BP 110/50; Exam notable for L facial droop, LUE paresis; Evaluated by
neurosurgery and neurology and sent for MRI/MRV prior to PICU admission
Hospital Course:
Admitted to PICU with stable left sided neurological deficits, hemodynamically stable and on RA. She
went for angiography with IR on 6/8 which showed multiple AVM in clusters, no acute intervention
performed in preparation for IR/neurosurgery procedure on 6/11.
She underwent Onyx embolization of AVM via R callosomarginal feeding artery by Dr. Matouk on
6/11/21. No residual AVM remained on post-procedure runs. She was maintained on a heparin infusion
postoperatively 6/11-6/12. Post-operatively, her blood pressures were maintained with SBP <120 for
the first few days afterwards. Nicardipine drip in place 6/12-6/15 to maintain these pressures. SBP
restrictions loosened to SBP <140 and she received PRN hydralazine intermittently for some
hypertension on 6/14 and 6/15, which improved after a few days. She received dexamethasone after
her procedure, which was weaned to q24 by the time of transfer from the PICU.
Her neurological exam remained stable throughout her stay in PICU and she was able to tolerate a full
diet by the time of transfer to the floor. She underwent MRI brain and repeat DSA on 6/18/21, which
showed no evidence of residual AVM.
At this time, THE PATIENT is tolerating a diet, her pain and nausea is well controlled, and she is
otherwise stable so she is cleared for discharge with the medications, issues to be addressed at follow
up, and follow-up appointments listed below.
She was discharged to acute rehab on 6/23/21
Patient Name:
YNHH MRN:
Date of Birth:
Transfer Date:
Referring Hospital: Danbury
Hospital
Medical History and Initial Presentation:
The patient is a 14 yo girl with no significant PMH who is admitted with one day of acute onset difficulty swallowing, speaking, and L sided neuro deficits. She was eating lunch at school when
she suddenly developed a choking sensation. She also reported feeling unable to breathe easily or speak. She had left sided weakness and was unable to stand. Denied any LOC, shaking,
headache at that time. She was sent to Danbury Hospital by the school nurse. At Danbury Hospital, she had a CT head which revealed 2x4 cm R frontal IPH. She was treated with Keppra 500
mg prior to being transported to YNHH by helicopter.
Thank you for your referral! Form completed by: Ranisha Parker, MSN, RN, SCRN Document completion date: 6/24/2021
Door In Time: 12:35
Door Out
Time:
14:20
Total Time: 1:45
44. What is a stroke?
1.Complaints?
1.History?
1.Assessment?
1.Red flags?
1.Treatment?
1.Future care?
1.What is the role of EMS?
1.What is the benefit?
1.What is one take-away?
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