Lower your blood pressure, lower your risk Virginia Margerum had just finished c
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Lower your blood pressure, lower your risk Virginia Margerum had just finished choir practice at church when she got into her car and noticed that her left arm was numb. I noticed (my arm) wasn't really working. I couldn't make it do anything I wanted to do, says the 80-year-old Woodland Hills, Calif., member. As soon as she was home, Margerum took a baby aspirin. Her husband, Dave, then drove her to the Emergency Department at our Woodland Hills Medical Center, where a CT scan confirmed she had a stroke. Garo Balkian, MD, chief of Emergency Medicine at Woodland Hills, says it's important to act quickly when stroke occurs. "Brain damage can begin within minutes, so it is important to know the symptoms of stroke and act fast,; he says. "Quick treatment can help limit damage to the brain and increase the chance of a full recovery" Questions: 1. Was this the proper response to this victim's problem? 2. What are the different types of cerebrovascular sudden illness problems? 3. How would you handle this situation?Explanation / Answer
1. Yes this was the correct manner to deal the victims problem. Immediate CT scan report is important to diagnose the level injury in the brain .it will helpful to treat a patient quickly and effectively.
2. Different types of cerebrovascular sudden illness problems are ;
Ischemic stroke
Haemorrhagic stroke
Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
ISCHEMIC STROKE ;
It as two types
Thrombic and embolic
Thrombic means occurs when a blood clot present
Embolic means occurs when a piece of plaque or thrombus travels from its original site
HAEMORRHAGIC STROKE ;
It was caused by hypertension , rupture of aneurysm or vascular malformation or any medical complications
It as two types ;
Intracranial haemorrhage
Subarchnoid haemorrhage
Intracranial haemorrhage means bleeding directly meet the brain issues
Subarchnoid haemorrhage means bleeding fills the cerebrospinal fluid spaces around the brain
TRANSIENT ISHCHEMIC ATTACK (TIA) ;
It's a temporary cerebrovascular event .there is no permanent damage to the brain.
3 . Immediate action is
Check for FAST
F - assess the facial expression
A - assess the arms for any numbness present or not
S - check for slurred speech
T - ASK the time when the episode occurs
Then provide a immediate care within 3 hrs as soon as possible.if. neccessary CPR provided.
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