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Differences in the pre-hospital management of women and men with stroke by emergency medical services in New South Wales
CONCLUSION: Our large population-based study identified sex differences in pre-hospital management by emergency medical services of women and men admitted to hospital with stroke. Paramedics should receive training that improves the recognition of stroke symptoms in women.PMID:35831059 | DOI:10.5694/mja2.51652
Source: Med J Aust - July 13, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Xia Wang Cheryl Carcel Benjumin Hsu Sultana Shajahan Matthew Miller Sanne Peters Deborah A Randall Alys Havard Julie Redfern Craig S Anderson Louisa Jorm Mark Woodward Source Type: research

Need for prehospital management of hypertensive peaks
ConclusionIn the management of hypertension, it is necessary to rely more on clinical tolerance than on the level of blood pressure to guide treatment. It is necessary to know how to diagnose a true hypertensive emergency associating generally very high blood pressure and a threatening clinical context justifying the use of an immediate treatment whose benefit must be greater than the risks incurred by a rapid fall in blood pressure.
Source: Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases Supplements - July 24, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research