Interventions for Intracerebral Haemorrage

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Age Cohort: 60+ years
Health Promotion Disease Prevention Diagnostic Curative Rehabilitative Palliative
Community Level
  • Community sensitization on early identification of signs and symptoms of stroke using FAST (facial weakness, arm weakness, speech problems, and time to call)
  • Lifestyle modifications, healthier diet, quitting smoking and alcohol, exercise.
  • Monitor blood pressure and sugar through community screening services
  • Symptom recognition using FAST (Face Arm Speech Test
  • ABC (Airway, breathing, and circulatory) support
  • Immediate transfer of suspected cases to a higher-level health care facility
  • Home-based self-management rehabilitation
  • Physical activity counselling and exercise training
  • Physical, emotional, social and spiritual support based on cultural needs, values and preferences of patients and families
Primary Care
  • Patient education on early identification of signs and symptoms of stroke using FAST (facial weakness, arm weakness, speech problems, and time to call)
  • Guidance on lifestyle modifications, healthier diet, quitting smoking and alcohol, exercise.
  • Screening and treatment of CVD risk factors
  • Close monitoring of patients on anticoagulant and antiplatelet medications
  • Symptom recognition using FAST (Face Arm Speech Test)
  • ABC (Airway, breathing, and circulatory) support
  • Immediate transfer of suspected cases to a higher-level health care facility
  • Physical activity counselling and exercise training
  • Provision and training in the use of assistive products
  • Physical, emotional, social and spiritual support based on cultural needs, values and preferences of patients and families
Referral Facility: General
  • Patient education on early identification of signs and symptoms of stroke
  • Screening and treatment of CVD risk factors
  • Close monitoring of patients on anticoagulant and antiplatelet medications
  • History
  • Physical examination
  • Neurological examination
  • Complete blood count
  • Troponin test
  • Basic metabolic panel
  • Coagulation factors, including PTT, PT, and INR
  • Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • ABC (Airway, breathing, and circulatory) support
  • Fresh frozen plasma (FFP)
  • Vitamin K
  • Prothrombin complex concentrates
  • Antihypertensive medications
  • Anti-seizure medications
  • Glycaemic control
  • Surgical evacuation of the clot
  • Physical activity counselling and exercise training
  • Provision and training in the use of assistive products
  • Occupational therapy
  • Speech and language therapy
  • Emotional, social, spiritual assessment and support based on cultural needs, values and preferences of patients and families
Referral Facility: Specialist
  • Patient education on early identification of signs and symptoms of stroke
  • Screening and treatment of CVD risk factors
  • Close monitoring of patients on anticoagulant and antiplatelet medications
  • History
  • Physical examination
  • Neurological examination
  • Troponin test
  • Complete blood count
  • Basic metabolic panel
  • Coagulation factors, including PTT, PT, and INR
  • Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Computed tomography (CT)
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • ABC (Airway, breathing, and circulatory) support
  • Fresh frozen plasma (FFP)
  • Vitamin K
  • Prothrombin complex concentrates
  • Antihypertensive medications
  • Anti-seizure medications
  • Glycaemic control
  • Surgical evacuation of clot
  • Physical activity counselling and exercise training
  • Provision and training in the use of assistive products
  • Occupational therapy
  • Speech and language therapy
  • Emotional, social, spiritual assessment and support based on cultural needs, values and preferences of patients and families
 
Age Cohort: 25 - 59 years
Health Promotion Disease Prevention Diagnostic Curative Rehabilitative Palliative
Community Level
  • Community sensitization on early identification of signs and symptoms of stroke using FAST (facial weakness, arm weakness, speech problems, and time to call)
  • Lifestyle modifications, healthier diet, quitting smoking and alcohol, exercise.
  • Monitor blood pressure and sugar through community screening services
  • Symptom recognition using FAST (Face Arm Speech Test)
  • ABC (Airway, breathing, and circulatory) support
  • Immediate transfer of suspected cases to a higher-level health care facility
  • Home-based self-management rehabilitation
  • Physical activity counselling and exercise training
  • Physical, emotional, social and spiritual support based on cultural needs, values and preferences of patients and families
Primary Care
  • Patient education on early identification of signs and symptoms of stroke using FAST (facial weakness, arm weakness, speech problems, and time to call)
  • Symptom recognition using FAST (Face Arm Speech Test)
  • ABC (Airway, breathing, and circulatory) support
  • Immediate transfer of suspected cases to a higher-level health care facility
  • Physical activity counselling and exercise training
  • Provision and training in the use of assistive products
  • Physical, emotional, social and spiritual support based on cultural needs, values and preferences of patients and families
Referral Facility: General

Patient education on early identification of signs and symptoms of stroke

  • Screening and treatment of CVD risk factors
  • Close monitoring of patients on anticoagulant and antiplatelet medications
  • History
  • Physical examination
  • Neurological examination
  • Complete blood count
  • Troponin test
  • Basic metabolic panel
  • Coagulation factors, including PTT, PT, and INR
  • Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • ABC (Airway, breathing, and circulatory) support
  • Fresh frozen plasma (FFP)
  • Vitamin K
  • Prothrombin complex concentrates
  • Antihypertensive medications
  • Anti-seizure medications
  • Glycaemic control
  • Surgical evacuation of the clot
  • Physical activity counselling and exercise training
  • Provision and training in the use of assistive products
  • Occupational therapy
  • Speech and language therapy
  • Emotional, social, spiritual assessment and support based on cultural needs, values and preferences of patients and families
Referral Facility: Specialist
  • Patient education on early identification of signs and symptoms of stroke
  • Screening and treatment of CVD risk factors
  • Close monitoring of patients on anticoagulant and antiplatelet medications
  • History
  • Physical examination
  • Neurological examination
  • Troponin test
  • Complete blood count
  • Basic metabolic panel
  • Coagulation factors, including PTT, PT, and INR
  • Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Computed tomography (CT)
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • ABC (Airway, breathing, and circulatory) support
  • Fresh frozen plasma (FFP)
  • Vitamin K
  • Prothrombin complex concentrates
  • Antihypertensive medications
  • Anti-seizure medications
  • Glycaemic control
  • Surgical evacuation of clot
  • Physical activity counselling and exercise training
  • Provision and training in the use of assistive products
  • Occupational therapy
  • Speech and language therapy
  • Emotional, social, spiritual assessment and support based on cultural needs, values and preferences of patients and families
 
Age Cohort: 12 - 24 years
Health Promotion Disease Prevention Diagnostic Curative Rehabilitative Palliative
Community Level
  • Community sensitization on early identification of signs and symptoms of Intracerebral haemorrhage using FAST (facial weakness, arm weakness, speech problems, and time to call)
  • Lifestyle modifications, healthier diet, quitting smoking and alcohol, exercise.
  • Monitor blood pressure and sugar through community screening services
  • Symptom recognition using FAST (Face Arm Speech Test)
  • ABC (Airway, breathing, and circulatory) support
  • Immediate transfer of suspected cases to a higher-level health care facility
  • Home-based self-management rehabilitation
  • Physical activity counselling and exercise training
  • Physical, emotional, social and spiritual support based on cultural needs, values and preferences of patients and families
Primary Care
  • Patient education on early identification of signs and symptoms of intracerebral haemorrhage using FAST (facial weakness, arm weakness, speech problems, and time to call)
  • Lifestyle modifications, healthier diet, quitting smoking and alcohol, exercise.
  • Monitor blood pressure and sugar through community screening services
  • Close monitoring of patients on anticoagulant and antiplatelet medications
  • Symptom recognition using FAST (Face Arm Speech Test
  • ABC (Airway, breathing, and circulatory) support
  • Immediate transfer of suspected cases to a higher-level health care facility
  • Cardiac rehabilitation: nutritional counselling, weight management, blood pressure management, lipid management, diabetic management, smoking cessation, psychological management, physical activity counselling, exercise training
  • Physical, emotional, social and spiritual support based on cultural needs, values and preferences of patients and families
Referral Facility: General
  • Regular monitoring of patients with high blood pressure
  • Close monitoring of patients on anticoagulant and antiplatelet medications
  • History
  • Physical examination
  • Neurological examination
  • Complete blood count
  • Troponin test
  • Basic metabolic panel
  • Coagulation factors, including PTT, PT, and INR
  • Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • ABC (Airway, breathing, and circulatory) support
  • Fresh frozen plasma (FFP)
  • Vitamin K
  • Prothrombin complex concentrates
  • Antihypertensive medications
  • Anti-seizure medications
  • Glycaemic control
  • Surgical evacuation of the clot
  • Cardiac rehabilitation: nutritional counselling, weight management, blood pressure management, lipid management, diabetic management, smoking cessation, psychological management, physical activity counselling, exercise training
  • Occupational therapy
  • Speech and language therapy
  • Physical, emotional, social and spiritual support based on cultural needs, values and preferences of patients and families
Referral Facility: Specialist
  • Regular monitoring of patients with high blood pressure
  • Close monitoring of patients on anticoagulant and antiplatelet medications
  • History
  • Physical examination
  • Neurological examination
  • Troponin test
  • Complete blood count
  • Basic metabolic panel
  • Coagulation factors, including PTT, PT, and INR
  • Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Computerized tomography (CT) scan
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • ABC (Airway, breathing, and circulatory) support
  • Fresh frozen plasma (FFP)
  • Vitamin K
  • Prothrombin complex concentrates
  • Antihypertensive medications
  • Anti-seizure medications
  • Glycaemic control
  • Surgical evacuation of the clot
  • Physiotherapy
  • Occupational therapy
  • Speech and language therapy
  • Cardiac rehabilitation: nutritional counselling, weight management, blood pressure management, lipid management, diabetic management, smoking cessation, psychological management, physical activity counselling, exercise training
  • Occupational therapy
  • Speech and language therapy
  • Physical, emotional, social and spiritual support based on cultural needs, values and preferences of patients and families