Stroke Committee
The Golden Crescent Regional Stroke Committee reviews regional, statewide and national Stroke standards and treatment protocols and makes recommendations for Stroke Care based upon those standards. The committee also assists with the development of Stroke education offerings, prevention programs and performance improvement projects. Please Contact Katrin McDonough (kmcdonough@cmcvtx.org) if you would need additional information and/or would like to participate on the GCRAC Stroke Committee.
GCRAC Stroke System Documents:
Golden Crescent Regional Stroke PI Summary Report: golden-crescent-regional-stroke-pi-summary-report
Pre-Hospital Stroke Transport Guidelines: prehospital-transport-guidelines-stroke1
Stroke Alert Pre-Hospital check list: stroke-alert-prehospital-check-list
Stroke PI Indicators: stroke_pi_indicators_12-09
TSA S Stroke Plan: tsa-s-stroke-plandraft
Universal Stroke Order Set: universal-order-set1
Stroke Resources:
2013 AHA Guidelines for Acute Ischemic Stroke: http://stroke.ahajournals.org/lookup/doi/10.1161/STR.0b013e318284056a
American Heart Association: www.americanheart.org
Mission Lifeline: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3050213
American Stroke Association: www.strokeassociation.org
National Stroke Association: www.stroke.org
Stroke Scale (NIH Stroke Scale): http://www.strokecenter.org/trials/scales/nihss.html
Stroke Scale (Cincinnati Stroke Scale): http://www.strokecenter.org/trials/scales/cincinnati.html
Stroke Guidelines and Documents:
Management of Ischemic Stroke: guideline-early-management-of-ais
Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage: guideline-for-ich
Management of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: guideline-for-sah
Prevention of Acute Ischemic Stroke: guideline-for-prevention-of-ais-in-patients-with-stroke-or-tia
Stroke Education:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: http://www.strokecenter.org/