01-05-2025
Derby students learn from neurologists about strokes
DERBY, Conn. (WTNH) — May is American Stroke Month, a month dedicated to stroke education and awareness.
Stroke Awareness Month
Derby High School students learned from Yale New Haven Health neurologists about the signs of stroke during an assembly on Wednesday. They were taught to recognize risk factors and signs, as well as knowing the importance of calling 911 to help someone having a stroke.
'We are seeing people younger and younger having strokes, heart attacks, high blood pressure. these are things that are preventable if we start teaching youth how to take better care of their bodies,' Rachel Forman, M.D., a stroke neurologist for Yale New Haven Health, said.
'If somebody having a stroke is around someone who knows the symptoms and gets them to the hospital fast, it can be really incredible for preventing them from having long-term disability or dying,' Samuel Namien, clinical research coordinator at Yale New Haven Health, said.
Up to 80% of strokes can be prevented, according to the American Stroke Association. They are the number five cause of death in the U.S.
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