Question 1

What is the role of aspirin in suspected stroke?

Accepted Answer

Unlike heart attack, you should not routinely give aspirin in suspected stroke before hospital assessment, because in haemorrhagic stroke it may worsen bleeding. Leave decisions about antiplatelet treatment to the hospital team unless you are following a specific protocol under medical direction.

Question 2

What is the role of aspirin in suspected stroke?

Accepted Answer

Unlike heart attack, you should not routinely give aspirin in suspected stroke before hospital assessment, because in haemorrhagic stroke it may worsen bleeding. Leave decisions about antiplatelet treatment to the hospital team unless you are following a specific protocol under medical direction.

Question 3

What is the role of aspirin in suspected stroke?

Accepted Answer

Unlike heart attack, you should not routinely give aspirin in suspected stroke before hospital assessment, because in haemorrhagic stroke it may worsen bleeding. Leave decisions about antiplatelet treatment to the hospital team unless you are following a specific protocol under medical direction.

What is the role of aspirin in suspected stroke?

What is the role of aspirin in suspected stroke?

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