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Stroke patients to have CT/MRI scans within 45mins in casualty
Published by elizabeth anne smart on Sep 14, 2008
Target: Greater Glasgow Health Board
Region: United Kingdom
Background (Preamble):
My late mother suffered a stroke last year. She was taken to casualty where she took a second stroke. She was given aspirin and discharged, but whilst awaiting transport home she suffered a third stroke. It was only then that she was admitted to hospital.
Research I've done has shown it could have been fatal giving aspirin to a patient without having conducted a CT/MRI scan to determine the cause of same. I want to change the Greater Glasgow Health Board's policy of conducting a scan within 24 hrs of admission to hospital, and have them conduct scans ASAP as it is the only way to get a correct diagnosis.
Research I've done has shown it could have been fatal giving aspirin to a patient without having conducted a CT/MRI scan to determine the cause of same. I want to change the Greater Glasgow Health Board's policy of conducting a scan within 24 hrs of admission to hospital, and have them conduct scans ASAP as it is the only way to get a correct diagnosis.
Petition:
I want to change the Greater Glasgow Health Board's policy of administering aspirin to stroke victims before conducting a CT/MRI scan.
At present they are treating patients on the assumption that their stroke/s are due to a clot/s. If a patient suffers a stroke due to a hemorrhage in their brain it could be fatal to administer aspirin. The Greater Glasgow Health Board insist that national clinical guidelines for stroke recommend a CT/MRI scan within 24hrs of admission to hospital.
I have researched this and I keep finding the same advice and that is that a scan be conducted 45mins after entering casualty to determine the exact cause of a stroke.
Please help me and sign my petition. I thank you in anticipation of same.
Regards,
A.Smart.
At present they are treating patients on the assumption that their stroke/s are due to a clot/s. If a patient suffers a stroke due to a hemorrhage in their brain it could be fatal to administer aspirin. The Greater Glasgow Health Board insist that national clinical guidelines for stroke recommend a CT/MRI scan within 24hrs of admission to hospital.
I have researched this and I keep finding the same advice and that is that a scan be conducted 45mins after entering casualty to determine the exact cause of a stroke.
Please help me and sign my petition. I thank you in anticipation of same.
Regards,
A.Smart.
The Stroke patients to have CT/MRI scans within 45mins in casualty petition to Greater Glasgow Health Board was written by elizabeth anne smart and is in the category Health at GoPetition. Contact author here. Petition tags: stroke, diagnosis, aspirin, ctmri
