May is National Stroke Awareness Month and OSF HealthCare Sacred Heart Medical Center in Danville is striving to raise public awareness about stroke.
Les Mennenga is the Lead EMS Educator for East Central Illinois Emergency Medical Services. He says when a severe stroke strikes, the victim may not realize it – but family members may notice something is wrong…
OSF HealthCare is a Primary Stroke Center and wants citizens to know that when a stroke occurs getting help quickly is essential….
Leslie Cottrell, OSF HealthCare Stroke Coordinator, says the good news is that stroke used to be the third leading cause of death in the United States – and now it’s the fifth leading cause of death.
Cottrell says one type of stroke is when a blood clot comes loose somewhere in the body and has lodged itself in the brain, preventing blood flow to that part of the brain….
Cottrell and Mennenga were commenting on WDAN Radio’s Newsmakers program.
