Description
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