Getty Images A new campaign by the NHS in England is encouraging people who experience the first sign of a stroke not to delay calling 999, after analysis of calls made in the last year showed the average time to do so was nearly an hour and a half. England’s most senior doctor says stroke … Read more
Women cover their faces to protect from heat as they arrive at a polling station to cast their votes during the first phase of the general election, in Bikaner district, Rajasthan, on April 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Six more deaths due to suspected heat stroke were reported in Rajasthan, where the mercury soared … Read more
The implentation of a UK childhood stroke registry is critical, a paediatric consultant says. Source link
A 70-year-old man died of suspected sunstroke at Eklaspur locality in Raichur on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Ramanna Kebbar. He was suffering from mental illness for the past few months. Ramanna Kebbar collapsed while walking on the road and died because of the sweltering heat. Source link
Cori Broadcast says she “started breaking down crying” after being told she had had a stroke at 24. Source link
Blackpool nurse Catherine Hudson gave pills to patients to “keep them quiet” during shifts. Source link
A family are fundraising for their father after a stroke left him needing cranial surgery. Source link
Naomi Graham, aged eight, was at a youth club in Klikeel, County Down, when she collapsed. Source link
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Dr Thomas Pain, who was one of the consultants at Frimley Park Hospital, later explained the stroke was caused by a blood clot that came from the carotid artery in the neck, a tear in the blood vessel due to coughing and a viral infection that she had at the time. Source link