What You Should Know About Stroke Prevention

The quality tool that I selected for week 6 is related to stroke prevention. I have been educated about strokes prior to this article, but I was always curious to know the damage it causes its victims. I use to wnder how come a patient would die from a heart attack quicker than they would from a stroke. I thought that since the brain was a vital part to the body that if you has a stroke or a heart attack and the people who suffered from a heart attack always seemed to be better off. People who suffered from a stroke would be left paralyze on one side and that same side would be disconfigured and I always use to wonder why. For those who aren't familiar with strokes, a stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is blocked; either by narrowed blood vessels or blood clots or bleeding in the brain. Brain cells begin to die within minutes, if they are deprived of needed nutrients which in return can count for disconfiguration of body parts. A person suffering from vision and sensory loss, problems with walking and talking, or difficulty in thinking clearly. The warning signs for a stroke includes sudden numbness or tingling feeling to one side, slurred speech blurred vision, stumbling or clumsiness which most people take lightly or think that something else is wrong. The biggest problems with prevent strokes, is ignoring the symptoms. Therefore, people need to stop ignoring because the best medicine is prevention!

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; What You Should Know About Stroke Prevention; http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/strokcon.htm