Keeping healthy to STOP STROKES Jo Gibson University of Central Lancashire.

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Keeping healthy to STOP STROKES Jo Gibson University of Central Lancashire

What is a stroke?

Our brains.. Are important for everything we do! Different parts of the brain do different jobs

Our brains…

When a stroke happens… Part of the brain suddenly loses its blood supply The ‘job’ of that part of the brain is affected

When a stroke happens… The effects are SUDDEN Often only one side of the body is affected

Effects of a stroke… FACE

Effects of a stroke… ARM

Effects of a stroke… SPEECH

What to do? Stroke is an emergency 999 ambulance

Ambulance to hospital

Treatment in hospital Stroke ward

In hospital Tests and treatment

In hospital Help to recover – rehabilitation

The stroke team Doctor (consultant, specialist) Nurses Physiotherapists Occupational therapists Speech therapists Psychologists

Prevention is better than cure! Some things make a stroke more likely Some things make a stroke less likely

Check-ups with your doctor Weight Smoking Diet

Check ups with your doctor Blood tests cholesterol (fat) Diabetes (sugar)

Check ups with your doctor Blood pressure

Help to prevent strokes Advice on diet, exercise and smoking Medicines (tablets) for some people

We want to find out what help is needed People with learning difficulties don’t always get the help they need to prevent strokes

What do you think could be improved?

Research on stroke We plan to… Find out how many people with learning difficulties get health checks or not

Find out what people think of the help they have received from the health service

Find out what the health service might do to improve the health checks