Delhi Hospital chain launches stroke helpline on World Stroke Day

On the occasion of World Stroke Day Max Healthcare has launched a dedicated stroke helpline number 9910204023 for quick management of brain stroke across its branches in DelhiNCR including BLK Hospital on ThursdayThe hospital informed that its helpline is available roundtheclock at its Shalimar Bagh Patparganj Saket branches in Delhi Vaishali branch in Ghaziabad and at Gurugram branch The service is also extended to BLK Hospital in DelhiThe hospital stated that trained professionals will answer the distress calls and would screen the severity over the call itself This will help in quick triaging of such patients who will be transferred to the nearest branch via an ambulance Meanwhile the clinical team at the comprehensive stroke centre at the nearest hospital will be intimated about the patients arrival it addedSandeep Budhiraja group medical director Max Healthcare said that the helpline was the need of the hour as incidents of brain stroke are rapidly increasing in the population DelhiNCR owing to stress and lifestyle issuesThe incidence of brain stroke cases due to stress and lifestyle issues have been bringing younger patients to our emergencies over the past few years This initiative helpline will ensure optimum outcomes by seamlessly connecting the helpline team with the ambulance and the Emergency Room of Max Hospitals for timely medical intervention and getting the patients back on their feet he addedIt is important to create awareness among people about having a health emergency number ready with them at all times Budhiraja added furtherChandril Chugh principal consultant amp head of interventional neurology Max Saket said that treatment of stroke should be started within the golden hour period Brain strokes are a medical emergency and can lead to full or partial paralysis of the body if treatment is delayed In a patient with brain stroke 19 million neurons brain cells are lost every minute hence the time is of essence and the patient should be rushed to a hospital to confirm the diagnosis and get timely treatment Studies have shown marked improvement in patients who receive timely care he explainedMeanwhile Girish Rajpal principal consultant amp incharge of neurosurgery at Max Patparganj said that to ensure quick medical care awareness among the public to recognize the signals of stroke is needed at largeImmediate medical care is the only intervention that can save lives of the patients who suffer brain strokes To ensure such patients get prompt medical care without delay general practitioners and people at large need to be educated to recognise stroke signals such as slurred speech drooping smile or an inability to raise arms and what to do to improve the chances of patients if a stroke is suspected he addedKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever