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Keeping healthy to STOP STROKES Jo Gibson University of Central Lancashire
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What is a stroke?
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Our brains.. Are important for everything we do! Different parts of the brain do different jobs
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Our brains…
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When a stroke happens… Part of the brain suddenly loses its blood supply The ‘job’ of that part of the brain is affected
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When a stroke happens… The effects are SUDDEN Often only one side of the body is affected
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Effects of a stroke… FACE
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Effects of a stroke… ARM
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Effects of a stroke… SPEECH
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What to do? Stroke is an emergency 999 ambulance
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Ambulance to hospital
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Treatment in hospital Stroke ward
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In hospital Tests and treatment
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In hospital Help to recover – rehabilitation
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The stroke team Doctor (consultant, specialist) Nurses Physiotherapists Occupational therapists Speech therapists Psychologists
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Prevention is better than cure! Some things make a stroke more likely Some things make a stroke less likely
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Check-ups with your doctor Weight Smoking Diet
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Check ups with your doctor Blood tests cholesterol (fat) Diabetes (sugar)
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Check ups with your doctor Blood pressure
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Help to prevent strokes Advice on diet, exercise and smoking Medicines (tablets) for some people
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We want to find out what help is needed People with learning difficulties don’t always get the help they need to prevent strokes
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What do you think could be improved?
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Research on stroke We plan to… Find out how many people with learning difficulties get health checks or not
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Find out what people think of the help they have received from the health service
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Find out what the health service might do to improve the health checks
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