ADVANCED STROKE LIFE SUPPORT

INTRODUCTION TO ASLS

Every 3.3 minutes someone in the U.S. dies from stroke. Globally, stroke is the second leading cause of death and the leading cause of disability.

Emergency treatments to limit the risk of disability
are available but underutilized.

EMS personnel & nurses need a practical stroke patient assessment tool suitable for routine use.

PRACTICAL, HANDS-ON, 8-HOUR COURSE

• Developed by experts in stroke, emergency medicine, prehospital care, nursing education
• Updated and improved continuously
• Used to train thousands of EMS personnel, nurses, and physicians from hundreds of institutions across the U.S. and throughout the world
• Provides a unique neurologic assessment tool—the MEND exam—ideal for both prehospital and hospital use
• Consistent with JCAHO stroke center criteria