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New Orleans Teen Designs Stroke-Detecting Smartwatch: 'Real-Life Solution to a Real-Life Problem' (Exclusive) Wendy Grossman Kantor October 13, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Rapid detection and appropriate emergency medical care are essential for optimizing health outcomes. [1] When available, patients are admitted to an acute stroke unit for treatment. These units specialize in providing medical and surgical care aimed at stabilizing the patient's medical status. [2]
FAST is an acronym used as a mnemonic device to help early recognition and detection of the signs and symptoms of a stroke. The acronym stands for Facial drooping, Arm (or leg) weakness, Speech difficulties and Time to call emergency services. [1] F - Facial drooping - A section of the face, usually only on one side, that is drooping and hard ...
Aspiration therapy is a bariatric approach to siphon ingested food from the stomach via an implanted tube and port to the outside of the body to be discarded. [1] The device for this approach was developed by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis to treat obesity and has been named AspireAssist . [ 1 ]
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This page presents a list of certified stroke centers in the United States, by certification level, from highest (comprehensive), to lowest (acute). It provides the state, the hospital name, the city, the county, expiration of certification (if available), date cited, and references:
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OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital is the largest member hospital of OhioHealth, a not-for-profit, faith-based healthcare system located in Columbus, Ohio.. As a regional tertiary care hospital, Riverside Methodist is host to a number of specialty centers and services, including Neuroscience and Stroke, Heart and Vascular, Maternity and Women's Health, Cancer Care, Trauma Center II, Hand ...