The Professional College of Physiotherapists of the Community of Madrid, the Beata María Ana Hospital and the Sin Daño Foundation launch a campaign to make visible that the little ones also suffer strokes and they take a series of steps to prevent the consequences from being so serious.
If it is difficult for you to move half of your body, if your mouth is twisted, if it is difficult for you to speak or understand, if you do not see well or if you are suddenly very sleepy… You have to react quickly. These are some of the symptoms for which you should immediately activate the Pediatric Stroke Code.
“He was in his room playing with the ‘tablet’ one Easter Sunday and, suddenly, he came to the living room saying that it did not work well. It was not the machine, but his hand that was failing,” says Fernando of his son who He suffered a stroke at the age of 6.
At the slightest suspicion, it is best for the family to call 112 for an ambulance to come. In addition, it is important to know that in Madrid there are three reference hospitals that take turns to treat pediatric strokes 24 hours a day, every day of the week: La Paz, the Gregorio Marañón and the Twelfth of October.
The Professional College of Physiotherapists of the Community of Madrid, the Beata María Ana Hospital and the Sin Daño Foundation have come together to activate this campaign to help parents and health workers to recognize the signs.