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At the Fire Division’s station 1, EMS personnel and Mercy Health medical practitioners shared best practices for quickly identifying a stroke, where t
At 15:03 on an otherwise-normal afternoon in 2014, an 85-year-old male developed a sudden onset of right-sided weakness. Upon witnessing his symptoms, a family member called emergency medical services at 15:08. At 15:13 EMS arrived. The crew’s initial exam demonstrated an alert and oriented 100-kg geriatric male with marked weakness of his right arm and leg. His past medical history included coronary artery disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, deep vein thrombosis status post-IVC filter, hypertension, and chronic atrial fibrillation. As scene time progressed, the patient became p...