RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 AHORA: a Spanish language tool to identify acute stroke symptoms
JF Stroke and Vascular Neurology
JO Stroke Vasc Neurol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 176
OP 178
DO 10.1136/svn-2021-001280
VO 7
IS 2
A1 Banerjee, Paul
A1 Koumans, Helene
A1 Weech, Madison Danielle
A1 Wilson, Maricela
A1 Rivera-Morales, Mark
A1 Ganti, Latha
YR 2022
UL http://svn.bmj.com/content/7/2/176.abstract
AB Objective To develop a Spanish language tool for acute stroke identification.Methods A Spanish language translation of the Balance-Eyes-Face-Arm-Speech-Time tool was developed within our emergency medical services agency.Results The authors present a new prehospital stroke tool, Andar, Hablar, Ojos, Rostro and Ambos Brazos o Piernas (AHORA) (which means now in Spanish) to help combat the language barrier and reinforce the necessity to call 9-1-1 as soon as any stroke symptoms are noted.Conclusion AHORA is a Spanish language tool that aims to help Spanish-speaking individuals to identify an acute stroke and obtain prompt help.