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Ireland’s National Stroke Week, will take place this year from the 16th-20th of April, 2012.
Strokes are the third biggest killer in Ireland, with over 10,000 people suffering from Stroke attack here in Ireland each year.
According to the Irish Heart Foundation, the ‘Time Window,‘ for receiving clot-busting treatment, is just 4.5 hours after the onset of a Stroke. But given that the average attack destroys two million brain cells every minute, the quicker a stroke sufferer gets in to hospital, the more of their brain, quite literally, can be saved.
The Irish Heart Foundation are anxious to educate the public as a whole, on how to identify the signs of a Stroke so they can Act F.A.S.T. thus helping to save more lives.
Increased access to clot-busting thrombolysis treatment and Stroke unit care has the potential to reduce our annual death toll (which claims over 2000 lives annually,) by up to 25%. But improved services promised by the HSE, can only have an impact if people know the warning signs of Stroke and get into hospital quickly enough to benefit. The doctors won’t be able to help you, unless you’ve helped yourself first, by spotting the symptoms of a Stroke and calling an ambulance.
The Irish Heart Foundation state that the time window for receiving clot-busting treatment is just 4.5 hours after the onset of Stroke, and while mainly, thanks to our elected representatives who consistently choose to “Toe the Party Line,” at the expense of our electorate, our nearest hospital is now 1.5 hours away, so do the sums. (Remember the Phil Hogan quote “I’m in dispute with these people, the management company, in relation to services which are not provided. Would you pay a charge if you were unhappy with the service? ” )
This year, National Stroke Week will focus on spreading the F.A.S.T. message out to every corner of Ireland, but they need your help. They need you to run a F.A.S.T. campaign in your work place, your school or your village/town, to teach the public how to recognise the signs and highlight the need to act quickly.
Many groups have run F.A.S.T. campaigns since this campaign first started in 2010, so this year they need even more people to sign up and spread the message. Remember, National Stroke Week could end up saving someone’s life and it could be your own.
You can order your FREE F.A.S.T. Pack, including their Guide to Running a Local F.A.S.T. Campaign, by simply emailing Sarah Horgan, shorgan@irishheart.ie or by calling Tel No: 01-6346925.
 Hearing Screening for new born babies is now available at South Tipperary General Hospital, in Clonmel, Co Tipperary
Parents of all babies born at South Tipperary General Hospital, from last Wednesday (21st March 2012) are being offered, free-of-charge, a hearing screening test, prior to being discharged from hospital.
Babies who do not have a clear response in one or both ears from the initial tests carried out, will, within a week of being born, be seen for a full assessment at the Regional Diagnostic Audiology Clinic in Waterford Regional Hospital, shortly after their discharge.
A specially trained “Hearing Screener,” uses two non-invasive tests to screen the newborns’ hearing, with neither of these tests causing any discomfort whatsoever to the new born infant.
 The Irish Blood Transfusion Service will visit Thurles, Co Tipperary, operating from The Dome, Semple Stadium, over the coming week.
Do please make a special note of their operational times and dates shown hereunder.
Monday 13th February, 2012 from 2:30pm – 5:30pm.
Tuesday 14th, Wednesday 15th & Thursday 16th February, 2012, from 6:00pm – 9:00pm each day.
When deciding to attend, please do keep in mind the following facts:-
- One in four people will need a blood transfusion at some point in their lives.
- Only 5% of the population are regular blood donors.
- Over 1,000 Irish people receive transfusions every week in Ireland.
- One car accident victim may require up to 30 units of blood, a bleeding ulcer could require anything. between 3-30 units of blood and a coronary artery bypass may use between 1-5 units of blood.
- Approximately 70,000 patients will have transfusions in Irish hospitals this year.
- Over 3,000 blood donors are needed each week in Ireland.
- A unit of blood lasts for just 35 days.
- Some blood packs for new born babies or cancer treatment only lasts for 5 days.
- There is no substitute for human blood.
- The IBTS supplies 71 hospitals in Ireland with blood and blood products 365 days a year.
So remember if you are not already a doner, here is your chance and the life you could save might just be your own.
 Thurles Fresh Milk Counsellor and Well-being Coach, Fiona Hoban, will be at The Dome, Semple Stadium in Thurles on Thursday February 2nd next. Fiona will be discussing “A Positive Approach to Well-being,” as part of a health evening organised by the National Dairy Council and Thurles Fresh Milk.
A native of Castlebar, Fiona Hoban runs a private counselling practice in Westport and is a part-time lecturer with the National Counselling Institute of Ireland. A graduate of Trinity College Dublin (MA Philosophy & Sociology), Fiona delivers Communications and Life Skills training to both public and private sector clients.
As well as getting great tips about your health, well-being and diet, those who attend will also benifit from a cookery demonstration by Ailish Maher Hennessy, from from Fiacri Country House Restaurant and Cookery School in Knock, Roscrea. Ailish, who has received numerous accolades ranging from Féile Bia to Georgina Campbell, strongly believes in using the best quality, locally produced food and ingredients, to “ensure traceability and to support much needed local employment and revenue“.
Another specialist speaking at this event is Paula Mee, one of Ireland’s leading independent dietitians. Paula was a presenter of RTÉ TV’s Health Squad programme which ran for five years until 2006 and she makes regular appearances on TV and radio programmes advising on nutrition and health issues.
Fran Curry from Tipp FM will be master of ceremonies for the evening at The Semple Stadium Dome, which it is hoped will also raise much needed funds for Friends of the Community Hospital of the Assumption, Thurles.
Tickets, costing €10, are available from Thurles Fresh Milk by phoning 0504-91900; The Hospital of the Assumption Thurles on 0504 21055 or from any Centenary Thurles Co-op branch.
Tickets will also be available on the night, with doors opening at 7.00pm and presentations begining at 7.30pm sharp.
A Tipperary teenager, who suffers with Cerebral Palsy, has secured a €5.25 million court settlement, following his High Court action against the HSE.
The action arose following serious injuries suffered during the circumstances of the birth of Kyle McMahon at St Munchin’s Regional Maternity Hospital in Limerick.
Kyle sued the HSE through his mother M/S Theresa McMahon, who resides at Cudville, Nenagh, Co Tipperary, and liability is understood to have been admitted.
Counsel for Kyle stated that Kyle’s mother had been admitted to hospital with blood pressure health issues and the following day the birth had been induced, with Kyle being born by spontaneous delivery.
Kyle suffered severe distress during his birth and Cerebral Palsy was later diagnosed.
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