WEBVTT A SPLIT SECOND DECISION - S A WOMAN'S LIFE. MOLLI JAMES UP EARLY IN THE MORNING LAST M SHE COULD BARELY TALK OR MO HER ARM. BUT AS K-M-B-C'S MA FLENER SHOWS US, HER QUICK CALL TO 9-1-1, SAVED ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) -- More than 800,000 people of all ages suffer a stroke each year in America. While medical advances are minimizing long-term disabilities, the age of stroke patients is getting ...

BALTIMORE -- Quick action by two American Legion Post employees helped save the life of a 79-year-old Vietnam veteran suffering a stroke, demonstrating the critical importance of recognizing stroke ...

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in ...

The Bottom Line: The prehospital management section focuses on limiting delays and recognizes that interhospital transfers of acute stroke patients for higher-level care are increasingly common.

Patricia “Trish” Miata was cooking at home when it hit her. She felt odd — like a part of her brain had disconnected from the rest of her body. She didn’t feel right standing, so she tried to sit, but ...

A woman's split-second decision in the early stages of a massive stroke not only saved her life, but allowed her to be healthy enough to go home from a hospital after just a few days.Molli James said ...