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Best Practices
Prevention
Pre-hospital emergency/acute
Rehabilitation and community re-engagement

Best Practices

Canadian Best Practice Recommendations for Stroke Care - 2010

Prevention

Hypertension Canada www.hypertension.ca

Canadian Hypertension Education Program www.hypertension.ca

Canadian Stroke Consortium www.strokeconsortium.ca

Canadian Stroke Network www.canadianstrokenetwork.ca

Heart&Stroke Blood Pressure Action Plan

Prevent Stroke Ontario - Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse www.preventstroke.ca

Sodium 101 www.sodium101.ca *

* You will note a discrepancy in the daily recommended values for sodium between this site and the HSF/Health Canada values (1500 mg vs 2300 mg). The Canadian Stroke Network is recommending the ideal values, while the HSF current recommendation (less than 2300 mg/day for adults; general population and less than 1500 mg/day for people with high blood pressure) is in line with Health Canada current recommendations in Canada’s Food Guide. However, in this case less is definitely better: all Canadians should look to reduce their sodium consumption. By 2020 the recommended target daily consumption of sodium will be 1200 – 1500 mg/day (1/2 tsp)

Stroke and Transient Ishcemic Attack - Management and Prevention - Government of British Columbia Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee

Pre-hospital emergency/acute

National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) exam

Registered Nurses Association of Ontario

Saskatchewan Health Emergency Treatment Protocol Manual