Recommended reading
Recommended reading
• The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) t-PA Stroke Study Group. A systems approach to immediate evaluation and management of hyperacute stroke: experience at eight centers and implications for community practice and patient care. Stroke 1997; 28:1,530-1,540.
• Bratina P, Greenberg L, Pasteur W. et al, Current emergency department management of stroke in Houston, TX. Stroke 1995; 26:409-414.
• The December 1997 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing contains several articles about acute treatment of stroke. Single copies are $10 and can be ordered from the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 224 N. Des Plaines Road, Suite 601, Chicago, IL 60661. Telephone: (312) 993-0043 or (800) 477-2266. E-mail: assnneuro @aol.com
• A scientific statement titled, Guidelines for Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Stroke: A Supplement to the Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke, and the American Heart Association’s 1997 Advanced Cardiac Life Support teaching guidelines containing a chapter on stroke and acute stroke are available from the American Heart Association, National Center, 7272 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX 75231-4596. Telephone: (800) 242-8721.
• A copy of the NIH Stroke Scale is available from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Division of Stroke, Trauma, and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Federal Building, Room 800, Bethesda, MD 20892. Telephone: (301) 496-9135. Fax: (301) 480-1080.
• Stroke: The First Hours is a consensus statement for providers of acute interventional stroke treatment. To order, send $2 plus $3 for shipping and handling to the National Stroke Association, 96 Inverness Drive E., Suite 1, Englewood, CO 80112-5112.
• A 35-minute training tape for nurses titled The Quick and Easy NIH Stroke Scale contains written instructions and scoring guidelines for using the stroke scale. The videotape will be available in early 1998 from the Stroke Group, 7826 S. Jackson Circle, Littleton, CO 80122. Telephone: (303) 770-5363. Fax: (303) 770-1332.
• The National Stroke Association provides patient and caregiver educational materials, stroke data, and research. Contact the National Stroke Association, 96 Inverness Drive E., Suite 1, Englewood, CO 80112-5112. Telephone: (800) STROKES or (303) 649¬9299. Fax: (303) 649-1328. E-mail: [email protected]. World Wide Web: http://www.stroke.org.
• An Adult Brain Attack Database is available from the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN). The database analyzes critical path and stroke care performance, including time in the ED. For more information, contact AANN, 224 N. Des Plaines St., Suite 601, Chicago, IL 60661-1134. Telephone: (312) 993-0043. Fax: (312) 993-0362. E-mail:[email protected]. World Wide Web: http://www.AANN.org.
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