Multiple strokes: one-page care plan
Learn how to build a one-page care plan after more than one stroke or TIA. The lesson explains what to include, how to separate emergency information from daily prevention, and how to keep the plan current.
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Educational only — not medical advice.
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If you think someone is having a stroke, call your local emergency number now. Do not wait to see if symptoms improve.
Key takeaways
- Build a one-page recurrent-stroke care plan
- Separate emergency actions from daily prevention tasks
- Share the plan with the people who may need to act quickly
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What a one-page care plan is for
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Put emergency information at the top
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Use the lower half for prevention and follow-up
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How to maintain the plan
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In practice
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Common misconceptions
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Reflect
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Key takeaways
- Keep recurrent-stroke planning to one visible page.
- Separate emergency steps from daily prevention actions.
- Personalize the plan to the survivor's actual stroke causes and medicines.
- Update it after every medication, diagnosis, fall, or follow-up change.
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What you’ll practice
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References
- Tier 1American Stroke Association2026Preventing Another Stroke
- Tier 1American Heart Association / American Stroke Association20212021 Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and TIA
- Tier 1American Stroke Association2024Stroke Symptoms (F.A.S.T.)