As a Paramedic (and soon-to-be firefighter), I cannot begin to count
just how many times that I am in the presence of a patient who has a history-of
acute ischemic (a clot in the tiny blood vessels, usually in the brain) Stroke
/cerebro-vascular accident...
...and All that my EMT team-members and I can do is get the person
to the closest Emergency medical facility can provide an fibrinolytic-/thrombolytic
IV drip medicine to try and break-up the clot inside the hospital.
But, if only we could have our Medical Director approve of a
National Registry / FDA protocol for this medicine to be administered by EMS
outside of the hospital...
...then we could truly be saving at least 25% more lives in the field than we are right now
One of the single most useful and informational posts on FR I’ve ever seen.
Kudos for being both an EMT and for this info.
>>and soon-to-be firefighter
Many congratulations on your new profession. Well done!
What about the chance of catastrophic bleeds? Ischemic vs hemorrhagic stroke? You did mention history, and there are generally differences in presentation.
Is TNK less likely to cause bleeds than tPA?
Thank you for the work you do.
In my morning prayers, I ask for God to watch over and help policemen, firemen, and emergency workers.
BTTT