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MAJOR LEARNING GOALS FOR ALL AUDIENCES
- Describe why early treatment may
result in a marked reduction in risk of disability
- Identify the five main stroke
syndromes and relate them to pathophysiology and clinical signs
- Perform
focused evaluation to identify stroke, its location
and severity, and t-PA contraindications
KEY COMPONENTS
- Hands-on skills training
- Instructors simulate stroke syndromes
- Learners perform the MEND Examination, a unique
neurologic assessment tool developed for the UM ASLS course
- Computer-based
multimedia skills training
- Interactive discussions
- Didactic sessions
TWO VERSIONS
- Prehospital (for EMS audiences only)
- Hospital & Prehospital (for both audiences)
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