Stroke Call Pathway – Update! 3/2017
Here is the latest Stroke Call Pathway: Thankyou to Tor for the user friendly layout and colours! This can also be found on the SCGH ED Guidelines page under the Neurology subheading.
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Stroke Call Criteria
Here is the current SCGH Criteria for urgent activation of the “Stroke Team”. If criteria are met, then call 55 and tell the operator “Stroke Call”, give the location and follow the rest of the protocol below. The document below…
CME 25/6/15 – TC’s Emergency Medicine Wrap Up 3
Here is Tom’s 3rd wrap up of what’s hot in emergency medicine. Resources: Does my dizzy patient have a stroke? A systematic review of bedside diagnosis in acute vestibular syndrome. CMAJ, June 14, 2011, 183(9)…requires SCGH library login AVS vs Stroke…
CME 21/5/15 – Ass Prof David Blacker: Acute Ischaemic Stroke Mx at SCGH – ED Update
Here is David’s presentation on the how acute ischaemic strokes are currently being managed at SCGH by the neurology and interventional radiology teams.
CME 13/11/14 – Risk Stratification in TIA
Here is Dan’s talk on risk stratification in TIA. Resources: NICE Guideline (Reviewed May 2014): Stroke: Diagnosis and initial management of acute stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA) Emergency Medicine Practice 2013: Transient Ischaemic Attack: An Evidence-Based Update Monash Transient Ischemic…
CME: TIA Ix and Mx in the ED
Here is Jim’s great talk relating to the management of patients presenting with symptoms consistent with a TIA. Additional Resources: Australian Stroke Foundation: Clinical Guidelines for Stroke and TIA Management 2010 – written as a guide for GP’s UK NICE Clinical…