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EMS TRAINING PROGRAM COMES TO NORTH CAROLINA Program Will Provide EMS Professionals With Valuable Stroke Training
Denver, CO. (May 13, 2005) Stroke is the third-leading cause of death in the state of North Carolina. Surprisingly, a good majority of North Carolina stroke deaths happen before the patient receives any medical attention.
EMS TRAINING PROGRAM COMES TO NORTH CAROLINA
Program Will Provide EMS Professionals With Valuable Stroke Training
Denver, CO. (May 13, 2005) Stroke is the third-leading cause of death in the state of North Carolina. Surprisingly, a good majority of North Carolina stroke deaths happen before the patient receives any medical attention.
Area medical professionals have recognized that by expanding their stroke knowledge they will save additional lives. Many of these professionals including EMT technicians, EMS educators, dispatchers and paramedics are participating in the nation-wide launch of the “Stroke Rapid Response” program.
The National Stroke Association (NSA) will be launching the national “Stroke Rapid Response” program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a continued effort to decrease the number stroke deaths. This program will act as a training tool specifically designed to provide emergency care professionals with stroke training and the necessary tools for stroke education.
“ Today, with the right education and training EMS professionals can be an instrumental part in insuring stroke patients receive the best treatment possible,” said Jim Baranski, CEO of NSA. “The NSA’s “Stroke Rapid Response” will enable EMS teams to be informed of what their role is and help everyone to stay on top of any important changes and developments.”
“Stroke Rapid Response” will be presented by NSA, Dr. David Huang, an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology and Dr. Jane Brice, an associate professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine in the Universitiy of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, on Monday, May 16 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education, in the Sunflower Room, at 100 Friday Center Drive off N.C. Highway 54 in Chapel Hill.
Based in Englewood, Colo., National Stroke Association is a leading, independent national nonprofit organization devoting 100 percent of its efforts and resources to stroke. Currently, NSA is launching a comprehensive program to educate emergency medical technicians about the logistics of recognizing and handling the needs of person suffering a stroke. For more information contact NSA at 1-800-STROKES (767-6537) or visit www.stroke.org.
NOTE: MAY IS NATIONAL STROKE AWARENESS MONTH
Contact: Stephanie Crayton, UNC Health Care, (919) 966-2860; Brian Kolonick, National Stroke Association,(720) 841-1114
