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New items added at Skyaid for Aug 25 -> Oct 22, 2001 - continued
Stroke-Scale
- a new Stroke Scale from Japan is quantitative
From Stroke Journal added 10/14/01
Sharon
Stone got a stroke at age 43 Oct 3 she got a
subarachnoid hemorrhage, or bleeding into the space between the brain and the
middle membrane covering the brain
Strokes
hit 10,000 apparently healthy Britons under 55 each year.
The Stroke Association
says more than 8,500 people in the UK, mainly women,
suffer the same kind of
stroke as Stone annually.
More than half are between 18 and 26. added 10/08/01
No Stroke questions in the EMT-Basic
exam 2nd edition, 2001.
Not one of the 3 sets of 150
questions appeared to be concerned with Stroke, yet EMT-B personnel should be
aware that there is a significant decrease in mortality if the victim is rushed
to a stroke center, is not kept horizontal, is not given Oxygen, and is kept
cool. There is an opportunity for just-in-time information being provided to
both the EMT staff and the stroke victim. added 10/08/01
Acute Stroke Care from EMS Magazine - online Fall 2001 added 10/08/01
Stroke
- good overview from nonprofit organization in South Africa
What it is, how to prevent it, what is TIA, how to recover, etc. added 10/03/01
same group has good overview
of arrythmias
STROKE: It appears that oxygen levels in the blood are higher for stroke patients who sit up than those who lie down. abstract of research article from Cerebrovascular Diseases added 09/18/01
STROKE: Future possible drug to reduce cell suicide after strokes. AM-36 may not be available for 8 years - but could extend lives of brain cells following stroke for up to 12 hours. article in April 2001 issue of British Journal of Pharamcology Incorporation of sodium channel blocking and free radical scavenging activities into a single drug, AM-36, results in profound inhibition of neuronal apoptosis added 09/18/01
May be possible to cool blood 5 degrees in 10 minutes by use of a cooling fluid in the lungs. Reminder: it is very important to cool the blood of stroke patients to reduce brain damage. see also Ref1 Ref2 Ref3 Ref4 added 08/26/01
Stroke - 6 potential treatments being explored Lancet Sept 2001 added 10/01/01
Virtual Hospital has good descriptions of stroke, heart, and arrhythemia problems added 08/25/01
Skyaid Watch see also
Hardening of the arteries is apparently detectable by a heartbeat sensor which detects secondary pressure waves. The faster the secondary pressure wave is reflected, the harder the arterial walls. Micro Medical in England has patented, published various papers and made this concept into a product. We wonder if Skyaid Skyaid Watch could also monitor these secondary waves. added 10/21/01
Globestar cell phones are one of the very few which can use both cell-towers AND satellites - but it must have a clear view of the satellite (no buildings, roofs, trees, cliffs, etc in the way) when in satellite mode. added 10/15/01
Improved description of Skyaid Watch radio frequency transmission requirements added 10/13/01
Options for each model of Skyaid Watch 12+ options added 09/23/01
Skyaid Watch could serve as beacon to find a person. added 09/23/01
Skyaid Watch could be shared among members of a community added 09/23/01
Skyaid Watch
could provide Just-In-Time Health Information
It is difficult to remember all of the information needed to prevent disability
or death from stroke, sudden cardiac arrest, heart attack, etc,.
added 09/27/01
Popular Science Editor liked the Omron "watch" see also other heart monitors which monitor both blood pressure and heart rate added 09/27/01 The web site for the $90 monitor - which inflates to measure blood pressure (and probably heart rate)
Disposable Cell-Phone could help with some emergencies. Voice recognition dialing, lightweight, $30 price includes 60 minutes of pre-paid time. see also Skyaid Watch added 08/24/01
Heart Monitoring Devices overview at Skyaid added 08/24/01
PanicPendant is a home wireless system which sends a telephone request for help from a 1 button device on your wrist. $130 for basic equipment + $35/month for the service. Higher prices for voice messaging. added 08/23/01
One billion elderly (over 60) by 2020 = 13% of population, 3/4 of whom will be in developing countries: 231 million China, 145 million India, 30 million Brazil, 29 million Indonesia, etc. Reported in The Futurist - July 2001, taken from Feb 2001 news release of www.ifpri.org, original source apparently is the World Health Organization added 08/17/01
Russian men lead short lives - Drinking, smoking, little exercise, and poor nutrition result in a 59 year life expectancy of Russian males. added 08/28/01
Skyaid Watch / Telephone could provide just-in-time
service to save lives. added 10/09/01
Interaction phases:
1) Person believes that he may have a medical emergency
(Skyaid Watch would often inform him)
2) Call is made to national center to Determine
if there is a problem.
(Skyaid Watch would make this call automatically)
3) Person (nurse) receiving the call would talk in the user's language
While English is a 2nd language for many calm people,
it
probably is not the best in an Emergency
4) Nurse would determine the problem and location (aided by
Skyaid Watch)
and dispatch the 911 crew.
5) While the 911 crew is en-route the nurse would continue diagnostics and
support
example: decide that person has a stroke,
suggest taking an aspirin,
suggest getting pill bottles to bring to ER
- so doctors will
know of possible drug interactions
Note: nurses might have access to medical records of
subscribers
6) Provide just-in-time information to 911 crew
- stroke patients should be kept cool, upright,
and not given Oxygen
- suggest deliver victim to the appropriate
Stroke Care
Center, Heart Care Center, and Trauma Care Center, etc.
Note: Many 911 services are paid to
bring person to just the closest hospital.
It might be necessary for
Skyaid to provide have a "platinum" service
for which such custom trips
are pre-paid.
- If it were possible to be aware of ER doctor
schedules,
Skyaid could direct EMT crews to ER rooms with "fresh"
doctors.
- Survival rate is significantly higher at ER
centers with a lot of practice,
Skyaid would like to track that information as
well
- Not all centers are operational at all
times. Skyaid could be aware of availability.
For example, some stroke centers close down their CT scan systems at night.
IRS -no response so far on this month's
nonprofit questions and answers
Meteor-burst communications details for
Skyaid Watch being developed.
Mission statement for Skyaid being updated to
include just-in-time information
Microsoft -
continuing to explore having them pay Skyaid.org for improved antipiracy
for Windows XP, etc.
Skyaid discussion list was terminated 10/18/01 - new discussion started by a different group 10/21/01
Fundraising Letters -leads, how to use 'you', endings, etc. updated 10/15/01
Why Skyaid should be a nonprofit see also NonProfit added 09/23/01
IRS Questions followed by answers added 10/02/01
Skyaid
will be reducing 3 of the top 5 causes of death.
from
http://www2.survivalink.com/technical/arrest.html
see also AED-SCD
added 08/23/01
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