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Uponcompletionofthismodule,nurseswillbeabletodefineand/ordescribe:TypesofstrokeManypeoplethinkastrokehappensintheheart,butithappensin thebrain.Overmillionyearsofhealthylifeislosteachyearduetostroke-relatedStrokeisadiseasethataffectsthearteriesleadingtoandwithinthebrain.When bloodsupplyiscutoff,itcausesbraincellstoloseoxygenanddieMajorblood•Themultidisciplinarystroketeamshouldmeetregularly(atleastweekly)to discussassessmentofnewpatients,reviewpatientmanagementandgoalsandplanforObjectivesforModuleKnowledgeTheintendedaudiencesareprehospital careproviders,physicians,alliedLearningObjectivesStrokeisaneurologicaldisordercharacterizedbyblockageofbloodvesselsWhenbloodsupplyiscutoff, itcausesbrain47%ofalldeathsfromstrokeareinwomenbrainandinterruptbloodflow,cloggingarteriesandcausingbloodvesselstobreakAcuteStrokeUnit OrientationModulePathophysiologyofStroke,Neuroanatomy,&StrokeSyndromesMajorCerebralArteryRegionsTheanteriorcerebralartery(ACA) originatesfromtheinternalcarotidarteryandsuppliestheanteriorportionofthebasalganglia,thecorpuscallosum,themedialandsuperiorportionsTheguidelines supporttheoverarchingconceptofstrokesystemsofcareinboththeprehospitalandhospitalsettings.Acknowledgements:STEPSStrokeisacollaborativeeffort betweenWHOandNonGovernmentalOrganizations(NGOs),notablytheInternationalStrokeSociety(ISS),themajorstrokeNGOinofficialrelationswith WHOTheacuteischemicstroke:aguidelineforhealthcareprofessionalsfromtheAmericanHeartAssociation/AmericanStrokeAssociationClotsforminthe Therearetwotypesofstroke:IschemicandHemorrhagic2weeksReadontolearnmoreThegoalofstrokecareistominimizebraininjuryandmaximizepatient recovery;e46–edoi:/STRIntroductionDefinetheterm“stroke”anddistinguishischemicfromhemorrhagicstrokeAstrokehappenswhenbloodsupplyiscut offtoanareaofthebrainConclusions Theseguidelinesprovidegeneralrecommendationsbasedonthecurrentlyavailableevidencetoguideclinicianscaringfor adultpatientswithacutearterialischemicstrokeWHOSTEPSStrokeManual:TheWHOSTEPwiseapproachtostrokesurveillance.Geneva,WorldHealth OrganizationApprovedStatementforuseinWSOMaterialsAstrokeoccursischemicstrokeupdatetotheguidelinesfortheearlymanagementofacuteischemic stroke:aguidelineforhealthcareprofessionalsfromtheAmericanHeartforclinicianscaringforadultpatientswithacutearterialischemicstrokeinasingle documentItistheNocauseofdeathandaleadingcauseofdisabilityintheUnitedStatesStrokeOverviewAstrokeisalsocalledabrainattackStrokeThe symptomsthatyouseewithastrokedependontheareaofthebrainthatisdamagedEtiologyofstrokeGeneralbrainanatomyThecommunity-oriented“Stroke ChainofSurvival”thatlinksactionstobetakenbypatients,familymembers,andhealthcareproviderstomaximizestrokerecoveryarethefollowingRapid recognitionandreactiontostrokewarningsigns;AstrokehappenswhenbloodsupplyiscutofftoanareaofthebrainCompareandcontrastischemicstrokeand transientischemicExplainingStrokeisapracticalstep-by-stepbookletthatexplainshowastrokehappens,differenttypesofstrokeandhowtopreventastroke.