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. 2022 Apr;7(2):176-178.
doi: 10.1136/svn-2021-001280. Epub 2021 Oct 26.

AHORA: a Spanish language tool to identify acute stroke symptoms

Paul Banerjee  1   2   3 , Helene Koumans  4 , Madison Danielle Weech  5 , Maricela Wilson  6 , Mark Rivera-Morales  2   3 , Latha Ganti  7   2   3   8
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AHORA: a Spanish language tool to identify acute stroke symptoms

Paul Banerjee et al. Stroke Vasc Neurol. 2022 Apr.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: cerebrovascular disorders; intervention; race factors; risk factors; stroke.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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How to recognise a stroke AHORA.
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