Health Care System Factors for Stroke (Cerebrovascular Disease) Deaths
Health Care System Factors
Health care system factors that can continue to improve stroke mortality include:
# the identification and management of high blood pressure
# the establishment of stroke transport protocols for emergency medical services (EMS) agencies
# the certification of hospitals as Primary Stroke Centers, the designation of other stroke-ready hospitals as Stroke Receiving Facilities, and the use of telestroke to help hospitals provide prompt assessment and care of stroke patients
# the implementation of stroke treatment guidelines, such as the American Heart Association's Get with the Guidelines--Stroke program, in hospitals throughout Utah
Healthy Living Through Environment, Policy and Improved Clinical Care (EPICC), Bureau of Health Promotion, Division of Disease Control and Prevention, Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2107, Contact: Nicole Bissonette, 801-538-6228, Email: nibissonette@utah.gov
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