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Categories: Program and Feature News, Stroke News & Brain Health
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Published: September 14, 2023

Hispanic communities empowered: Understanding R.Á.P.I.D.O. acronym saves lives

The American Stroke Association promotes R.Á.P.I.D.O., a newly developed, culturally relevant Spanish acronym, to raise awareness of common stroke symptoms
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Stroke survivor and family

Noelia Gutierrez, stroke survivor and AHA volunteer, surrounded by her husband and one of her daughters looking through a family photo album while recording a video for the R.Á.P.I.D.O. PSA in Miami, FL.

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Stroke survivor and family

Stroke survivor and family

Noelia Gutierrez, stroke survivor and AHA volunteer, surrounded by her husband and one of her daughters looking through a family photo album while recording a video for the R.Á.P.I.D.O. PSA in Miami, FL.

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Brain illustration

The brain has about 100 billion cells called neurons. It’s made up of distinct parts, that developed though human evolution.

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Clot in brain illustration

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Clot in brain - Spanish

Un coágulo dentro de un vaso sanguíneo que interrumpe el flujo de sangre al cerebro.

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Clot in brain - Spanish

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Ischemic Stroke with tPA animation

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A computer generated graphic of a clot in the brain and the clot-busting drug, tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), working to dissolve the clot and improve blood flow to the part of the brain being deprived. 

About Stroke | Stroke treatments

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