You've heard the expression, "Don't have a stroke." But if you do, a local hospital has started using a new tool that may help stop more brain damage. This week, Unity Point Trinity announced it's now using a Tele-stroke system. It allows specialists from Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago to evaluate patients without seeing them in person.
Stroke Coordinator and R.N., Paula Maddox, says this will help patients who have blood clots in large blood vessels.
Tele-Stroke is a device on wheels with a video screen and camera. The doctors at Loyola can talk with the patients, ask questions and review test results. Maddox says the quicker patients get to the hospital, the better their chances of recovery.
People who need the procedure will be taken to Loyola for the treatment which is not available at Unity Point Trinity.
