Disease and cerebral vascular accident prevention

Each year, Stroke , also known as stroke, affecting hundreds of thousands of people and serious sequelae. Particularly common diseases in the elderly. Stroke So what? Get to know how? What to do when meeting people with stroke?


Stroke occurs when blood vessels that supply oxygen and nutrients to the brain tissue that is blocked or bursts. When illness occurs the patient does not feel pain but sudden changes so patients do not call people around to help. Expression of stroke is confusion, coma. Also there may be headache, vomiting or seizures occur in people who are working normally.


Cause: There are many different reasons, but one of the most common causes is a clogged arteries by blood clot called thrombus or atherosclerotic arteries due to accumulation of blood vessels fat and thicken gradually narrowing of arteries, obstructing the flow, to a point forming blood clots. If the clot is trapped in the brain called the cerebral embolism. A stroke can also occur when an artery bursts in the brain called the cerebral hemorrhage (common in patients with atherosclerosis and hypertension ).

Complications are serious sequelae if not detected and treated properly.
What to do when meeting people with stroke?

- Support the patient to not fall causing injury. To the patient lies down to fresh, head tilted to one side slightly raised slightly, if vomiting, viscous mucus off the hook for easy breathing patients. If the patient drowsy: check the circuit, breathing, place the patient in the lateral position of the parties is not listed, first lift slightly. If the patient is unconscious: also tackle the above, check if it is not stopped breathing or pulse, respiration mouth - mouth and chest presses the ratio of 1: 5.
- Do not arbitrarily small medication or blood pressure medicines or any other medicines.
- Do not scrape the wind.
- Call vehicles rushed the patient to the nearest hospital.
- No waiting to see if there are not healthy for the human brain is very important and very sensitive. So to put the patient in the hospital as quickly as possible to be able to promptly rescued brain dead but not being cerebral ischemia or pinched.
Prevention is somehow?

Stroke is a serious complication, despite aggressive treatment is easy to serious sequelae. So to treat the cause complications such as hypertension, atherosclerosis, avoid stress, do not drink, do not smoke; should be examined at the health facility if symptoms of headache, dizziness, malaise, fatigue is no reason to be detected and treated promptly.
It should be said that people were Stroke will have more risk of recurrence. So pay attention aggressive treatment to prevent recurrence. Specifically to work just very gently, do not eat a lot of fat, sweeteners, sugar, not too salty to eat, eat more fruits and vegetables. Treatment of hypertension, diabetes , cardiovascular disease ... It increased my motor home or physical therapy practice. Drinking prescription drugs and follow-up appointments.