She called and said tha she was trying to talk to Dad but couldn't get the words out.
I told my sisters to call the ambulance but like you they didn't.
My BIL, fortunately, got her there quickly.
I'm an EMT so I know that of which I speak.
Next time call the ambulance.
Don't know if she had an MRA but a Doppler ultrasound found a 99% blockage of the gight carotid.
Came through surgery with flying colors.
No after effects.
for sure 911 all the way...we were broadsided totally.
If they find the source of the problem and fix it is it likely he will have another stroke ...he is only 58.
Yup. You know the drill. My wife is a heart monitor tech, her mother was having one in our home two years ago. We got right on the phone. I work in a hospital ER(porter). I’ve worked in three nursing homes. The law in NJ says what ever your job is in a nursing home you have to attend info sessions on all sorts of subjects dealing with elderly people. Recognizing signs of a stroke is topic number 1.
Off the subject, one of the most shocking and saddest things I learned is that elderly people are often the victims of sexual abuse, often by other elderly people.