Brain Stroke is an Emergency! Call 105910
As frontrunners in Neuro care, Yashoda Hospitals is committed to providing quality, accessible healthcare. We understand that stroke patients run short on time, and every minute is important to improve their chances of recovery. Thus, we are launching Stroke Care on Wheels, a first-of-its-kind ambulance in Telangana and AP. It will bring life-saving medical treatment to stroke victims before they even reach the hospital.
What is Stroke Care on wheels?
Yashoda Hospitals’ Stroke Care on Wheels is an ambulance that focuses on patients with stroke symptoms. It is equipped with all the expertise, technology and medicine that a stroke victim requires. Thus, diagnosis can happen immediately. Please call 105910 to avail of the facility.
Unlike a traditional ambulance and treatment, the Stroke Care on Wheels unit is well equipped and staffed by team members specifically trained to diagnose strokes. They can provide medicinal treatment, such as the clot-busting treatment, for certain kinds of strokes before the patients even reach the hospital. The sooner a stroke victim receives treatment, the greater will be their chances of survival and recovery.
How Stroke Care on Wheels works
Stroke Care on Wheels can be availed by calling our emergency helpline 105910. The ambulance will be immediately dispatched to the required location, and the initial treatment can begin from the patient’s front door. Emergency treatment and medication will be provided that is crucial to the patient’s chances of recovery. Find out more about how the process works.
For stroke care, call 105910
Stroke: Time lost is brain lost
Time is critical for stroke victims. With every minute that passes, precious brain cells are lost. Quick treatment can preserve brain cells, save lives and improve recovery.
Thus, Yashoda Hospitals has launched the FIRST Stroke Care on Wheels in Telangana and AP states. This unit will help to provide specialized, brain-saving care to stroke victims before they even reach the hospital. As a Center of Excellence in Neuro Care, Yashoda Hospitals has been committed to providing state-of-the-art stroke care across the region for several years, and the Stroke Care on Wheels initiative furthers the efforts.
The Stroke Care on Wheels will bring the resources of an emergency room directly to the stroke victim’s driveway. The fully equipped van includes critical components to improve stroke outcomes and to significantly reduce the time from the onset of symptoms to the delivery of care.
Stroke Care on Wheels Service could save the lives of people in need.
STROKE – Think FAST! Act FAST!
The first sign of Stroke – FAST
FACE drooping: Uneven smile or expression, facial droop and numbness in the face.
ARM weakness: One arm drifts down, weakness and numbness.
SPEECH difficulty: Slurred, inappropriate words, mute and strange speech.
TIME: Time lost is brain lost. Call 105910 for Yashoda Stroke Care on Wheels.
STROKE – Think FAST! Act FAST!
The first sign of Stroke – FAST
FACE drooping: Uneven smile or expression, facial droop and numbness in the face.
ARM weakness: One arm drifts down, weakness and numbness.
SPEECH difficulty: Slurred, inappropriate words, mute and strange speech.
TIME: Time lost is brain lost. Call 105910 for Yashoda Stroke Care on Wheels.
Stroke Care on Wheels – FAQs
Why choose Stroke Care on wheels?
The Stroke Care on Wheels of Yashoda Hospitals is an ambulance solely focused on patients with stroke symptoms. With all the expertise, technology and medicine that a stroke victim requires, diagnosis can happen right away.
Unlike traditional ambulance and treatment, the unit is well equipped and staffed by team members specifically trained to diagnose strokes and the medicine needed to treat certain kinds of strokes, like the clot-busting treatment before patients reach the hospital. The faster a stroke victim receives treatment, the greater their chances to survive and to recover.
Who are the staff in Stroke Care on Wheels?
The Yashoda Hospitals Stroke Care on Wheels is staffed by team members specifically trained in stroke care:
- Specially Trained Doctor
- Paramedic and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
- Stroke Nurse
- Stroke Neurologist – remotely via Telemedicine
What is Stroke Care on wheels equipped with?
The unit is equipped with the following specialized technology:
- Ventilator
- Telemedicine Facility
- Defibrillator
- Point-of-care devices to test for INR, glucose, creatinine and CBP
- Clot-bust Medication
What should an individual suspecting stroke symptoms do?
If you or a loved one has stroke symptoms, call 105910 immediately. Our Emergency Medical Services provider will be at your service.
How unique is this program?
The Stroke Care on Wheels of Yashoda Hospitals is the only unit of its kind in the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
For stroke care, call 105910
Center of Excellence in Neuro Sciences
Providing the highest standards of care in Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Equipped to handle neuro emergencies with dedicated neuro ICUs
- 24X7 availability of stroke specialists, interventional radadiologists and neurosurgeons
- Dedicated stroke unit with advanced equipments, guidelines and protocols
- Advanced vascular surgery
- Management of serious neuropathy
- Intensive trauma management
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Radiation therapy
- Brain tumor clinic
- Management of Parkinson’s disease and movement disorder with Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
Specialists in
- Comprehensive Stroke Management, including intra-arterial thrombolytic therapy
- Intraoperative MRI assisted stroke surgeries
- Neuro navigation
- Intraoperative neuro monitoring (IONM)
Acheivements
- First in India and one of the few centers in the world to introduce 3T intraoperative MRI for safe removal of brain tumors and other complex neurological interventions.
- Maximum number (150 procedures annually) of intraoperative neuro monitoring (IONM) procedures in the region.
- First in the region to introduce intra-arterial thrombolytic therapy.
