Publications by authors named "Helene Koumans"

Article Synopsis
  • AHORA is a Spanish language tool designed to help identify stroke symptoms using simple criteria: walking, speaking, eyes, face, arms, and legs.
  • A survey of 300 non-medical, primarily Spanish-speaking participants showed strong approval for the tool, noting its ease of understanding and implementation.
  • The study includes respondent feedback, highlights potential challenges, and suggests areas for further research to improve the tool's effectiveness.
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Music therapy or music-supported therapy is a therapeutic modality sometimes used during the rehabilitation phase after an acute ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke. The intervention suggests that the resulting audio-motor coupling can enhance motor function. Multiple clinical studies have reported various improvements-including cognitive, mood, and limb function.

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Objective: To develop a Spanish language tool for acute stroke identification.

Methods: A Spanish language translation of the Balance-Eyes-Face-Arm-Speech-Time tool was developed within our emergency medical services agency.

Results: The authors present a new prehospital stroke tool, Andar, Hablar, Ojos, Rostro and Ambos Brazos o Piernas (AHORA) (which means now in Spanish) to help combat the language barrier and reinforce the necessity to call 9-1-1 as soon as any stroke symptoms are noted.

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We herein report a case of an 18-year-old female with Kawasaki disease who presented to the emergency department with epigastric abdominal pain and was subsequently found to have free fluid present in her abdomen visualized on bedside Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) exam. Kawasaki disease is an acute vasculitis syndrome that primarily affects children and can have serious complications such as coronary artery aneurysms. The use of ultrasound in emergency departments is rapidly increasing, with the FAST being one of the most commonly performed bedside ultrasound examinations.

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