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Stroke Care
Detroit Receiving is the first hospital in Detroit to be certified as
a primary stroke center, by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations (JCAHO). Receiving’s
stroke team, led by Dr.William Coplin, Receiving’s chief of neurology, has also
been recognized by the American Stroke Association’s “Get with the Guidelines”
advisory team. Receiving is one of
the few hospitals in the area with 24/7 access to the “clot-busting” drug tPA,
as well as an intra-arterial clot buster and the newly FDA-approved Merci Clot
Retriever.
These medical breakthroughs,
combined with the team’s expertise, make Detroit Receiving a leader in the care
and teaching of stroke. When a
patient arrives at Detroit Receiving with symptoms of stroke, the medical
response is instantaneous. The
stroke team is notified, and the patient is immediately ushered into an
emergency department module, where assessment and treatment begins at once. This
ability to swiftly diagnose and treat patients distinguishes Detroit Receiving’s
stroke program and decreases the likelihood of permanent disability for the
patient.
You
can help prevent stroke –
- Don’t
smoke
- Treat
diabetes
- Eat
a healthy diet
- Be
physically active
- Maintain
a healthy weight
- Control
high blood pressure
- Get
regular medical check ups
Knowing
the symptoms of stroke can help save lives. Symptoms include:
- Sudden
numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially
- on
only one side of the body
- Sudden
confusion or trouble speaking or understanding
- Sudden
trouble seeing in one or both eyes
- Sudden
trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination
- Sudden,
severe headache with no known cause
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