Beyond FAST - Recognizing Stroke in Patients with Headache and Dizziness

Date
Wednesday - 3:35 - 4:35pm

1.0 Clinical Credit

•Recognize classic and atypical stroke   symptoms that EMS providers may encounter in the prehospital setting, including presentations that fall outside traditional stroke screening tools.

•Differentiate headache presentations that may indicate an acute stroke or   other neurologic emergency from more common benign causes.

•Identify concerning dizziness and vertigo symptoms that may represent   posterior circulation stroke and require rapid evaluation and transport.

Speakers

Rhonda Carl
Jefferson Health Lehigh Valley