Stroke
- Created by: Hannah B
- Created on: 03-05-14 13:13
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- Stroke
- What is it?
- A serious medical condition in which the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off.
- Symptoms
- F.A.S.T.
- Face - the face may have drooped on one side
- Arms - may not be able to lift one or both arms
- Speech - may be slurred
- Time - to call 999
- loss of vision
- paralysis on one side of the body
- F.A.S.T.
- Causes
- family history
- age
- ethnicity
- risk factors
- smoking
- high blood pressure
- obesity
- high cholesterol
- high alcohol intake
- Treatment
- starts with a response to a 999 call
- paramedics transfer patient to hospital for specialist treatment
- given a brain scan (MRI or CT)
- immediate access to a stroke care unit
- given a multidisciplinary assessment
- swallow screening included
- rehabilitation
- language therapist to help regain speech
- physiotherapist to help overcome paralysis
- occupational therapist to help them back into their normal routines at home
- Impact on the patient
- Physical
- muscles on one side of the body are weakened
- speech becomes difficult
- Intellectual
- may struggle to concentrate
- will become more educated and aware of strokes and the symptoms
- Emotional
- struggle to digest what is happening to them
- may show signs of depression
- feeling of helplessness
- extreme changes in mood
- frustration
- confusion
- Social
- may not want to take part in the activities they used to
- routine will have to change - involving the input from the partner
- may not be able to move in the same social circles they did
- less confidence and so isolate themself
- Financial
- need to take time of work and therefore lose wages
- Physical
- What is it?
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