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Stroke claiming more women’s lives than breast cancer
Women are being urged to be extra vigilant when it comes to stroke warning signs.
Ambulance being used to spread the message about stroke deaths
An ambulance in Galway is doubling up as a mobile billboard as part of an initiative aimed at reducing stroke deaths.
Mayo had eighty six stroke deaths in 2009
One in four (25 per cent) stroke deaths in County Mayo could be averted thanks to a major national programme to improve acute services – but only if more people know the FAST warning signs of stroke and the need for emergency treatment in the wake of an attack. The findings were released by the Irish Heart Foundation at the launch of the first ever National Stroke Week, supported by Covidien, a leading global healthcare products company.