Mobile Stroke Ambulance

[Just Plain Ruff]

I've been doing more research, well internet stalking, and I'm reading that these are in more areas than in just the one place mentioned in this original article.

The results from what I hear are pretty good. more to come as soon as those in my office go home, can't do much stalk(surfing) while at work.

[adenocard]

Edmonton, Alberta just got Canada's first stroke ambulance. Kind of excited to see how much of a difference it makes, if any.

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Edmonton+Canada+first+stroke+ambulance/11197681/story.html

[paramedicmike]

I like this part from the Edmonton article:

The 41-year-old wasn’t discovered for another 12 hours, when a neighbour broke through her window and called an ambulance.

Friess suffered a stroke and lost the use of her left side. Had she received clot busting treatment in that ambulance, doctors believe her recovery process may have been quicker and the disabilities she was left with less severe.

Perhaps a conversation with the reporter and some education regarding the limited time frame for tPA administration is in order.

It'll be interesting to see some of the follow up studies from these four ambulances.

[ERDoc]

I haven't looked at much of the latest tPA literature because my hospital system and the government tell me what to do nowdays but I remember when studies were first coming out and thinking, "How many of these 'saves' are true saves and not just TIAs who got tPA and would have gotten better either way?"

[Care]

I never seen about mobile stroke ambulance. But its good idea one. It will more expensive but its helpful for the people. Its better way of saving people from stroke attack.

Adult Care Vancouver Washington

[Bernhard]

Finally, managed to get back in here again.

On the topic: in Germany, I know the first mobile stroke unit was on the road in November 2008 in the german state of Saarland as a partnership between the local University hospital and the German Red Cross (largest EMS provider in Germany). Website in english: http://www.mobile-stroke-unit.org/en/

The Berlin fire department started ~2011 with a mobile stroke unit (reference: http://www.berliner-feuerwehr.de/technik/fahrzeuge/rettungsdienstfahrzeuge/sonderfahrzeuge/stroke-einsatz-mobil-stemo/ in german). It crashed in a vehicle accident March 2015 (reference: http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/polizei/unfall-in-tiergarten-berlins-teuerstes-feuerwehrauto-hat-einen-totalschaden,10809296,30156902.html in german), wrecking roughly 1 million Euro.

However, I don't know any results.

Edited August 12, 2015 by Bernhard
Added Weblink in english language.

[rock_shoes]

Edmonton, Alberta just got Canada's first stroke ambulance. Kind of excited to see how much of a difference it makes, if any.

 

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Edmonton+Canada+first+stroke+ambulance/11197681/story.html

I expect the Edmonton unit may have more of a positive effect than some of the other similar units because of the deployment plan. AHS plans to send this unit to intercept potential hot strokes coming in from rural areas which could make the difference for a number of patients (two units travelling toward each other at 100km/hr would equate to one unit running toward the stroke centre at 200km/hr).

[julia006]

Mobile stroke ambulance must be a part in this advanced world.

[paramedicmike]

Welcome, Julia.

Why do you think so?