05 Stayin' Alive (ah, ah, ah)

04/04/2020 35 min Temporada 1 Episodio 5

Listen "05 Stayin' Alive (ah, ah, ah)"

Episode Synopsis

Key terms: Stroke rotation survival guide, NIHSS tips, Burnout prevention
Hosts: Katherine Sawicka, Tess Fitzpatrick, and Houman Khosravani
Summary:

Code stroke basics

Establish roles within the team – history-taker, examiner

Clarify history from EMS, family, bystanders (ie: last seen well)

Know your NIHSS

Anxiolysis

Useful apps

NIHSS score & stroke tools

Neuro toolkit

Do some reading ahead of time

Canadian Best Practices guidelines are a great resource

Learn ASPECTS

Prevent burn-out