Pulsara Blog

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6 ways to Increase Stroke Team Engagement

Brittney Nelson, BSN, RN, SCRN: Apr 14, 2016

“Nobody plays. Yourself included. I’m supposed to wear myself out for the team? What team? Nah, nah what I’m gonna do is look out for myself and get mine.” “See man, that’s the worst attitude I ever...

Published Research Shows Pulsara Reduces Door-to-Needle Time by 40 Minutes

Hannah Ostrem: Mar 22, 2016

Since they started using Pulsara's Stop Stroke module, hospital teams across the U.S. have been shaving time off of their cases, ultimately saving their patients tissue and reducing their recovery...

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Pulsara Version 4.4 Focuses on Endovascular Stroke Features [Press Release]

Team Pulsara: Mar 07, 2016

Pulsara has added several new features to better enable endovascular treatment for stroke patients at hospitals that are intervention capable.

I Can't Feel My Face ... When I'm Having a Stroke? [Parody Video]

Hannah Ostrem: Mar 01, 2016

Having a stroke is a life or death matter, yet a shocking number of adults do not know how to recognize the symptoms in themselves or others. One study found that 70% of adults who had suffered a TIA...

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Ambulance Diversions Result in Increased Deaths for Heart Attack Patients.

Hannah Ostrem: Feb 25, 2016

We all know that when it comes to time sensitive emergencies, like stroke or STEMI, time is tissue. As such, it should come as no surprise that a recent study performed by the University of...

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Valley Health System Aims to Improve Stroke and Cardiac Care with Smartphone Technology [Press Release]

Hannah Ostrem: Feb 23, 2016

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tPA and Beyond: 6 Stroke Care Tips That Could Save Your Next Patient's Life.

Shane Elmore, RN: Feb 12, 2016

tPA for stroke patients? No way. I’m not killing them. Have you heard that before? It’s a common mantra in the emergency setting - and with good reason. However, the stroke world is rapidly changing...