Long waits for an ambulance have put stroke patients’ recovery at risk as a growing number are making their own way to hospital, a report warns. The Stroke Association says paramedics know which ...

A special brain-wave cap can diagnose stroke in the ambulance, allowing the patient to receive appropriate treatment faster. Jonathan Coutinho, neurologist at Amsterdam UMC, is one of the inventors ...

When someone suffers a stroke, time and choice of treatment are critical factors. The outcome largely depends on how quickly the person receives the right care. If the ambulance staff can consult a ...

Kathy Baraban was babysitting three of her grandkids, the youngest of them only 2 years old, when she fell to the floor. “I had lost the grip of the plates in my hand, went to pick them up, put them ...

Treatment of acute stroke, before a distinction can be made between ischemic and hemorrhagic types, is challenging. Whether very early blood-pressure control in the ambulance improves outcomes among ...

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Early identification of stroke type could be key to harnessing the benefits of very early in-ambulance blood pressure lowering treatment in patients with suspected acute stroke, according to new ...

An ambulance — Image by © Tim Sandle. When someone suffers a stroke, time and choice of treatment are critical factors. The outcome largely depends on how quickly ...