REAL Stroke Alert in EMS...

Calling your first stroke alert as a EMT, AEMT or Paramedic provider can be one of the most memorable moments in your early EMS career. Knowing the signs and symptoms and risk factors of stroke is paramount.

I breakdown for you everything you must know about strokes in EMS and emergency medicine. We first answer a tricky NREMT style practice question and then jump into the key points on strokes and stroke alerts.

Whether you are preparing for school, in school currently or getting ready for NREMT this stroke review will help you get ahead.

Be Great!

Evan, The Paramedic Coach®

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[emt]

Check (blood glucose) and vitals… Then do a FAST exam, find out when the last time the person was normal. If the FAST is positive then a Stroke alert will be initiated at the receiving hospital. Immediate ER eval and CT scan.

[pixiearro]

BGL! We get asked when calling stroke alert if we did a BGL, before they ask the vitals. The other thing I would add that is while one is doing the vitals, the other should look around (not take an hour, but a quick look) for any meds. If it's an 84 yo living at home, I would bet the meds are easily accessible. I'd be looking for diabetic medications, any kind of behavioral health meds or ones like gabapentin (because stopping that one cold turkey can DEFINITELY cause stroke-like symptoms.)

[gavinhol]

What up Even I start EMT school tm I'm excited and I'm gonna be using you content a lot

[brennick]

Thanks for all the videos! I just got My National registry and used your videos to review for my Cognitive exam.

[dawnr]

Emts in NJ can’t take a blood glucose. NJ uses the NREMT exam and this is why it can be challenging with these questions.

[shaneiceandrade]

Love this video! Can you make more videos like this? Nremt question and then explain the condition in detail.

[carolineryan]

Taking my NREMT exam on Monday. Wish me luck!

[Tae-gl]

I failed the nremt 3 times going on my 4th try, I’m interested in purchasing but what’s holding me back is that I don’t want to get confused with aemt and paramedic content. I’m only trying to get my emt license. Some of these other YouTubers teach advanced things and I get lost

[defensivefit-selfdefense]

Question, in NJ you're not allowed to check glucose at an EMT level. How would I assess the patient in this case?
Ask if they're diabetic or if they've eaten recently?

[billybeane]

Can you please go over the points in a stroke alert

[yippiecahier]

Very interesting! In my EMS course, they have not mentioned glucose for strokes... can you elaborate on this?

[timm]

C. Blood sugar. I literally just had this question on a quiz and got it wrong.

[tinishacooke]

In New Jersey we are not permitted to check BGL, so would we then perform BEFAST and skip that step?

[shannonweaver]

Answer is C no stroke is a stroke until you check blood glucose because diabetes emergency can act like a stroke

[sasquatchexperience]

If C is good then goto D and alert Receiving Facility for a Possible stroke. And find out when they were last seen Normal.

[Shortman]

Should you call for air support right away?

[mauistrife]

Let me watch 2, 30 seconds AD to find out if i have a stroke