Stroke should be treated as an emergency. Patients and their families and their doctors need to understand the need to minimize the time spent getting the patient to the emergency room. Arriving at the initial emergency room and diagnostic procedures are
considered here. This section also covers acute stroke monitoring and care, the roles of antithrombotic therapy,
anticoagulants and platelet inhibitors in acute stroke.
Emergency Medical Service
The Chain of Survival The most important question is, how much time is justified for the different steps (American Stroke Association recommendations)?
Respiratory / Cardiac monitoring and care Normal respiratory function and adequate blood oxygenation are essential to preserve metabolic function in the ischaemic penumbra
General Stroke Therapy
Respiratory / Cardiac monitoring and care Normal respiratory function and adequate blood oxygenation are essential to preserve metabolic function in the ischaemic penumbra
Blood pressure control No randomized controlled trial (RCT) is available to guide blood pressure(BP) management in acute stroke. In the absence
