How Does Fortis Combat Stroke

1

• fortismumbai.com

2

• F.A.S.T Fortis Acute Stroke Treatment is a
  comprehensive protocol based treatment facility
  for Acute ischemic stroke (brain paralysis)
  patients who come to us within the Golden
  Period i.e around 4-6 hrs of the stroke.
  Intravenous thrombolysis, intra-arterial
  thrombolysis or mechanic evacuation of the clot
  is done to minimize the damage caused by the
  blocked blood vessels in the Brain.
• The FAST program is a team work between the ER
  ,Critical care Team, Neurologist, Radiologist,
  Neurosurgeon and the Neuro-interventionist
  ensuring a 247 care and initiating Thrombolytic
  (Clot busting) treatment of eligible stroke
  patients as fast as possible.
• A standardized protocol based action pathway is
  followed from the time patients enter the triage
  till he receives the treatment, to reduce the
  door to needle time for maximum treatment
  benefit.

• fortismumbai.com

3

• What is a stroke?
• Stroke is a brain attack caused by the
  interruption of the blood supply to any part of
  the brain. When blood flow is denied to the brain
  for longer than a few seconds and the brain is
  deprived of blood and oxygen, brain cells can
  die, and the abilities controlled by that area of
  the brain are lost. The onset of ischemic stroke
  which restricts blood and oxygen flow to the
  brain, can damage 1.9 million nerve cells every
  second.

• fortismumbai.com

4

• Head or neck trauma increases the chance of
  ischemic stroke three fold among patients younger
  than 50. If the stroke is detected early,
  effective treatment could be given in time to
  prevent long term disabilities.
• How to identify a stroke attack-
• Muscular paralysis with weak muscles, problems
  with coordination, stiff muscles, weakness of one
  side of the body, overactive reflexes, or
  paralysis of one side of the body
• Whole body balance disorder, fatigue,
  light-headedness, or vertigo
• Visual blurred vision, double vision, sudden
  visual loss, or temporary loss of vision in one
  eye

• fortismumbai.com

5

• Speech difficulty speaking, slurred speech, or
  speech loss
• Sensory pins and needles or reduced sensation of
  touch.
• Facial muscle weakness or numbness.
• Limbs numbness or weakness.
• Also common difficulty swallowing, headache,
  inability to understand, limping, mental
  confusion, or rapid involuntary eye movement.

• fortismumbai.com

6

• Understanding the emergency aspect of stroke-
• Effects of a stroke can be reversed and patients
  can live a full life thereafter by recognizing
  the symptoms quickly and providing proper medical
  care to the patients within 4½ hours (window
  period). When the condition is diagnosed early,
  the prognosis is usually good and necessary brain
  surgeries and related complications can be
  avoided.
• What we need to understand here is that a life
  can be saved if prompt action is taken and the
  patient is rushed to a hospital which is ready
  and capable to treat stroke immediately. There
  should be 247 service with protocols laid down
  to handle such emergency situations.

• fortismumbai.com

7
..Thank you..

• fortismumbai.com