In an effort to advance care delivered to stroke patients and improve patient outcomes, New Jersey Medical and EMS leadership established the “RACE” (Rapid Arterial oCclusion Evaluation) scale as a recommended tool for EMS providers to use for stroke severity assessment, to identify patients who may be having a severe form of stroke and may
I’m A Survivor It was April 11, 2009, a normal Saturday morning. I lived alone and had just gotten up to let my two dogs out. My brother worked close by on the weekends and he had just called me to ask a favor. I told him I would go brush my teeth then do
On the basketball court George Boakye-Yiadom was a force. Standing 6 feet, 7 inches and weighing 250 pounds, he was an imposing presence to the teams he faced on a nightly basis. He was big, yet quick; strong, yet agile. The quintessential power forward. Then, in 2015, Boakye-Yiadom met an opponent that was too much