Cambodia desperately needs life-saving stroke treatment

Cambodia news in English! Here you'll find all the breaking news from Cambodia translated into English for our international readership and expat community to read and comment on. The majority of our news stories are gathered from the local Khmer newspapers, but we also bring you newsworthy media from Cambodia before you read them anywhere else. Because of the huge population of the capital city, most articles are from Phnom Penh, but Siem Reap, Sihanoukville, and Kampot often make the headlines as well. We report on all arrests and deaths of foreigners in Cambodia, and the details often come from the Cambodian police or local Khmer journalists. As an ASEAN news outlet, we also publish regional news and events from our neighboring countries. We also share local Khmer news stories that you won't find in English anywhere else. If you're looking for a certain article, you may use our site's search feature to find it quickly.
User avatar
Kung-fu Hillbilly
Expatriate
Posts: 4152
Joined: Sat May 17, 2014 11:26 am
Reputation: 4963
Location: Behind you.
Australia

Cambodia desperately needs life-saving stroke treatment

Post by Kung-fu Hillbilly »

Image
Cambodian clinician Dr Keo Piseth Morokot (right) carries out an assessment under the supervision of SSTC speech and language therapist Paula Espinosa. Photo supplied

30 October 2019

According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, strokes are the number one cause of death in Cambodia, claiming 153.9 lives per 100,000 people in 2017. By comparison, road traffic accidents claimed 11.3 lives per 100,000 in the same year.

In 55 per cent of cases, stroke patients develop a debilitating condition called dysphagia, which results in people struggling to swallow certain foods or liquids, while others can’t swallow at all. But despite the gravity of the condition for those who suffer from it, there are no qualified Cambodian professionals who can fully assess and treat it.

He explains that lacking appropriately skilled staff in Cambodia, the “management of dysphagia is basic, just using feeding tubes for example”.This situation means that many Cambodians may die as a result of their dysphagia, or are unnecessarily condemned to a life of having blended food fed to them via a tube through their nose or stomach.

full https://www.phnompenhpost.com/opinion/c ... -treatment
User avatar
Ghostwriter
Expatriate
Posts: 3096
Joined: Sat Feb 09, 2019 2:01 am
Reputation: 1998
France

Re: Cambodia desperately needs life-saving stroke treatment

Post by Ghostwriter »

It's still early enough for an emergency wishlist to the great and mighty big brother.
Just make sure the instructions are written in Khmer...

Image
Image
Image
Mishmash
Expatriate
Posts: 1949
Joined: Tue Nov 14, 2017 7:34 pm
Reputation: 1151
Cambodia

Re: Cambodia desperately needs life-saving stroke treatment

Post by Mishmash »

Ghostwriter wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:16 pm It's still early enough for an emergency wishlist to the great and mighty big brother.
Just make sure the instructions are written in Khmer...
You could write for the SCMP and just skirt the edge of an organ harvest - it was fairly inscrutable.
User avatar
newkidontheblock
Expatriate
Posts: 4424
Joined: Tue May 20, 2014 3:51 am
Reputation: 1545

Re: Cambodia desperately needs life-saving stroke treatment

Post by newkidontheblock »

Emergency stroke treatment would just need every Khmer Referral hospital to have ...
Glucometer.
EKG machine..
CT scanner...
TPA....

Glucose meters are $30-$70 on Amazon.
EKG machine is $500 (el cheaply $200) on Amazon
CT scanner .. thousands.
Qualified radiologist for immediate read .. a lot more

r-tPA ... $6400 cost. Total reimbursement $12000

Since it’s only the drug that treats the stroke (the other stuff is only to check that it isn’t a stroke treatable by altepase) and the drug costs more than a used car... it’s a pipe dream.

Oh yeah, and the drug is only effective from 3 hours of when the stroke happens.
User avatar
SternAAlbifrons
Expatriate
Posts: 5752
Joined: Sat Mar 23, 2019 11:31 am
Reputation: 3424
Location: Gilligan's Island
Pitcairn Island

Re: Cambodia desperately needs life-saving stroke treatment

Post by SternAAlbifrons »

Health and education. health and education health and
I can reconcile many many things here, even the destruction of the things i love,
far more than i can forgive the neglect of these two very basics.
After 40 years...

Highways, bridges, dams, Vattanak towers and the flash offices inside them are supposed to lift the basic standards,
not supplant them.
Post Reply Previous topicNext topic
  • Similar Topics
    Replies
    Views
    Last post

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Google [Bot], Majestic-12 [Bot] and 871 guests