As per the study printed in Journal Neurology, top stroke care centers are out of reach of the majority of US citizens
Around one third of Americans lives nearly one hour drive away from primary stroke centers.
Researchers utilized a special theoretical model for this purpose. Surprisingly, the model reveals that 63 percent of American reside an hours’ drive from the top stroke care centers. Hence, there are chances that they would not be able to get stroke treatment on time.
In Addition, health experts reported that the rate can increase dramatically up to 86 percent with emergency aerial transport centers. However, it is impossible for everyone to get access to this option.
The availability differs from one area to another. South eastern states are presently experiencing worst condition in terms of stroke treatment centers. The ratio of heart strokes are also increasing day by day in these regions.
In comparison, residents of North Eastern states can easily reach to best stroke center in less than an hour.
Presently, heart strokes are considered as one of the major causes of death in the United States. As per the latest data of Center for Disease Control and Prevention, very year nearly 79,500 people suffer from different heart disease. Around 20,000 of these people die due to heart strokes.
