The health department link-up with the tele-stroke unit at AIMS

The Health Department has drawn up a stroke management plan to train its physicians at secondary care hospitals in districts or taluks to recognise and stabilise stroke patients. The department has also proposed a link-up with the tele-stroke unit at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) in Kochi using the telemedicine facility so that the trained physicians can consult AIMS whenever they need a specialist’s advice on managing a stroke patient.