Target Audience
> Medical Interns, Residents, Neurology and Critical Care (ICU/ED/Anaesthetic) trainees.
> Nurses working in critical care wards (e.g. ICU and ED)
> Pre-hospital healthcare providers who want more insight into spinal cord injury (SCI) management in the hospital setting
> Medical, nursing and paramedic students rotating through critical care terms
Learning Objectives
By the end of this module you should be able to:
- Understand basic epidemiology, anatomy and pathophysiology of acute ischaemic stroke (AIS)
- Know what imaging is ordered and the essentials for interpreting this
- Know how to asses a patient with a potential AIS
- Know the priorities in emergency management of AIS
- Understand the elements of critical care surrounding AIS management
- Know the essential components of assessing the cause of AIS
- Understand factors affecting prognosis from AIS
Image of STROKE pt ventilated in ICU, then in rehab doing something active, looking happy / much improved