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Stroke Network of Southeastern Ontario Best Practice Blog

SNSO Best Practices BlogWelcome to the Stroke Network of Southeastern Ontario Best Practice Blog!  The main goal of the Blog is to provide health care providers across the care continuum with another avenue to learn about and share new stroke/TIA and vascular health best practices; as well as innovative ways for improving implementation. Please note that this blog is moderated by the Stroke Network of Southeastern Ontario in accordance with this website's Terms and Conditions.

Best Practices

Welcome to the First Best Practice Blog about Stroke Recognition

It seems fitting that we are launching our blog during Stroke Month. To kick start this blog, we thought a relevant starting point is the best practice of raising awareness about early stroke recognition and response. It was noted in the recently released 2015/16 Ontario Stoke Report Card that the proportion of stroke patients who arrived at the Emergency Department by ambulance was only 57.8% in Southeastern Ontario. Everyone should call 911 in response to signs of a stroke.

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