Brain Awareness Week 2023: Get Ahead of Stroke® Campaign Releases New EMS Resources
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Monday, March 13, 2023
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FAIRFAX, Va., March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On this first day of Brain Awareness Week (March 13 – 19), the Get Ahead of Stroke® campaign is debuting new online resources for Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers to assist stroke patients with greater efficiency and ease.
Key Points:
- EMS is critical to providing stroke patients their best chance to survive and thrive after stroke.
- "During this Brain Awareness Week, we want to shine a spotlight on the lifesaving work that EMS does every day of the year, every hour of the day.
- Get Ahead of Stroke created the Stroke Scales for EMS mobile app to help EMS identify stroke severity and ELVO in emergency situations.
- Brain Awareness Week is a global campaign coordinated by the Dana Foundation to foster public enthusiasm and support for brain science.