STROKE
ADVANCED CONCEPTS IN
Lalith Sivanathan
EMERGENCY CARE (EMS 483) 2015
, Contents
• Definition
• Types
• Etiology
• Stroke chain of survival
• 8 D’s of stroke care
• Stroke assessment scale
• Immediate Assessment
• Fibrinolytic therapy
• Management
, Stroke
• It refers to acute neurologic impairment that
follows interruption in blood supply to a
specific area of the brain.
• Types
– Ischemic Stroke- occlusion of an artery to a region
of the brain
– Hemorrhagic stroke – occurs when the blood
vessel in the brain suddenly ruptures into the
surrounding tissue.
ADVANCED CONCEPTS IN
Lalith Sivanathan
EMERGENCY CARE (EMS 483) 2015
, Contents
• Definition
• Types
• Etiology
• Stroke chain of survival
• 8 D’s of stroke care
• Stroke assessment scale
• Immediate Assessment
• Fibrinolytic therapy
• Management
, Stroke
• It refers to acute neurologic impairment that
follows interruption in blood supply to a
specific area of the brain.
• Types
– Ischemic Stroke- occlusion of an artery to a region
of the brain
– Hemorrhagic stroke – occurs when the blood
vessel in the brain suddenly ruptures into the
surrounding tissue.
