RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – The Richmond Ambulance Authority has become the first EMS agency in Virginia to train all of its staff on a new stroke detection program from the American Heart Association.
The program, called International Essential Stroke Life Support (ESLS), is designed to help paramedics diagnose stroke patients faster.
Harold Mayfield, training coordinator for Richmond Ambulance Authority, said the agency responds to approximately 70,000 calls per year, with about 600 being stroke cases…