The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association revised three policies regarding the treatment of stroke that have particular relevance to the emergency medicine community.

Edward C. Jauch, MD, FACEP, a member of the AHA/ASA Writing Committee that developed the Guidelines for the Early Management of Adults with Ischemic Stroke, developed the following summaries of the three policies.

A Review of the Guidelines for the Early Management of Adults With Ischemic Stroke (MP3)
Presented by Edward Jauch, MD, FACEP 

• Acute Ischemic Stroke Guideline Summary  
• Guidelines for the Early Management of Adults With Ischemic Stroke 

A Review of the Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage Guidelines (MP3)
Presented by Edward Jauch, MD, FACEP 

• Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage Guideline Summary 
• Guidelines for the Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Adults: 2007 Update: A Guideline From the American Heart Association

A Review of Implementation Strategies for Emergency Medical Services Within Stroke Systems of Care (MP3)
Presented by Edward Jauch, MD, FACEP

• Implementation Strategies for Emergency Medical Services Within Stroke Systems of Care Summary 
• Implementation Strategies for Emergency Medical Services Within Stroke Systems of Care. A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association

This activity is supported by a grant from PDL BioPharma, Inc.