By Cliff Mehrtens For The Tribune
The stroke patient had been rushed to the rural hospital emergency room, unable to move his entire right side, speak or understand what was said to him.
Soon afterward, because of fast treatment and the technology that makes it possible, nurse Debbie Moser noticed the patient had raised his right arm. Then he clenched and unclenched his hand. He was well on the way to recovery.
At the center of his quick recovery was a video-based platform that provides remote access to a neurologist, the expert in stroke care. This technology helps to synchronize stroke care and reduce delays that can stand between patients and life-saving treatments.