Coimbatore: District collector T N Hariharan flagged off a cutting-edge cellular stroke unit of Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital (KMCH) right here on Saturday.
KMCH chairman Nalla G Palaniswami said the unit has a specialised ambulance with a doctor, nurse, emergency team of workers and computed tomography (CT) technologist and it could play a a very powerful function in treating sufferers within the first 3 hours of stroke.
The unit additionally accommodates a lab testing equipment and a CT scanner. The CT scans are wirelessly transmitted to neuroradiologists at the medical institution, who in conjunction with a neurologist, would come to a decision if the patient is experiencing a stroke, and if this is the case, whether the stroke is brought about by means of a blocked blood clot (ischaemic) or by means of a ruptured blood vessel (hemorrhagic).
Blood samples can be examined within the unit itself and if it is discovered that the patient was once experiencing an ischemic stroke, which account for roughly 80% of all strokes, the on-board medical crew can begin intravenous clot bustering drugs right away.
If the patient shows no restoration by the time s/he reaches the emergency, s/he will require the following degree of treatment.
At the launch event, inspector basic of police (west zone) A Pari inaugurated a stroke unit hotline number while city commissioner of police Ok Periaiah introduced a cellular app for stroke. City corporation commissioner Ok Vijayakarthikeyan introduced the stroke ICU.
KMCH chairman Nalla G Palaniswami said the unit has a specialised ambulance with a doctor, nurse, emergency team of workers and computed tomography (CT) technologist and it could play a a very powerful function in treating sufferers within the first 3 hours of stroke.
The unit additionally accommodates a lab testing equipment and a CT scanner. The CT scans are wirelessly transmitted to neuroradiologists at the medical institution, who in conjunction with a neurologist, would come to a decision if the patient is experiencing a stroke, and if this is the case, whether the stroke is brought about by means of a blocked blood clot (ischaemic) or by means of a ruptured blood vessel (hemorrhagic).
Blood samples can be examined within the unit itself and if it is discovered that the patient was once experiencing an ischemic stroke, which account for roughly 80% of all strokes, the on-board medical crew can begin intravenous clot bustering drugs right away.
If the patient shows no restoration by the time s/he reaches the emergency, s/he will require the following degree of treatment.
At the launch event, inspector basic of police (west zone) A Pari inaugurated a stroke unit hotline number while city commissioner of police Ok Periaiah introduced a cellular app for stroke. City corporation commissioner Ok Vijayakarthikeyan introduced the stroke ICU.
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