SARA NESTOR, RN, at Clark Fork Valley Hospital is pictured calling a telestroke specialist. (Photo courtesy of Clark Fork Valley Hospital)
February 13, 2019
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February 13, 2019 5:02 p.m.
The right call to make if you suspect a stroke: 911
The lasting effects of a stroke can be very different depending on how fast a patient receives treatment. Advances in treatment are helping more people survive stroke without serious disability. But these treatments are only used in a narrow window of time four and a half hours after the known start of symptoms.