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    • Stroke disease management program: Availability and type
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    • Comprehensive stroke center
    • Stroke rehabilitation program
    • Aspirin administration within 48 hours from onset of stroke
    • Antithrombotic medication prescribed at discharge for stroke patients
    • Vascular neurologist availability
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Patient and Community Education

Strong Memorial Hospital actively participates in stroke education programs by doing the following:

--Developing programs with the American Heart Association for the public and medical professionals
--Offering tailored programs for stroke patients and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) personnel
--Providing opportunities for peer visitation
--Supporting programs for stroke patients

According to the latest statistics from the American Stroke Association:

• Each year about 700,000 people have a new or recurrent stroke.
• Stroke killed approximately 158,000 people in 2005.
• Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the U.S.
• Millions of brain cells die each minute stroke is untreated.

Symptoms of a stroke include the following:

• Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body
• Sudden confusion, trouble speaking, or understanding
• Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
• Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, or loss of balance or coordination
• Sudden severe headache with no known cause

According to American Stroke Association’s Guidelines for the Early Management of Adults with Ischemic Stroke - 2007, communities with strokeeducation programs have significantly higher use of life-saving (blood clot dissolving) medication, when compared to communities where such programs are not available. The higher use of blood-clot dissolving medication implies that stroke survivors are getting medical attention in a more timely manner, which can affect the outcome.