THE EXPERTS are formal: four hours and 30 minutes is the critical timeframe if the life of a stroke patient is to be saved. “In a way, it’s like we are taking the emergency unit close to your home,” says Assoc Prof Dr Yongchai Nilanont, the director of Siriraj Stroke unit, who initiated the MSU project. The Siriraj MSU service is the first to be launched by a public hospital though private facility Phyathai 1 Hospital also operates a unit. Siriraj’s mobile stroke unit isn’t working alone. “When they receive treatment in the mobile stroke unit while the vehicle is heading back to Siriraj, the follow-up medication can be given immediately on their arrival,” says Dr Yongchai.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 31, 2018 05:48 UTC