CNA938 Rewind - Raising awareness to call for ambulance when someone is having a stroke

A recent study by Stroke Support Station (S3) found that only about 40 % of people in Singapore knew to call an ambulance when encountering someone having a stroke, despite high awareness of stroke symptoms. Meanwhile, stroke incidence in Singapore has risen sharply: from nearly 6,000 cases in 2010 to about 9,700 cases in 2022. Andrea Heng looks at the public perceptions about stroke and identify the gaps with Dr Sanjeev Shanker, HOD at Thomson Medical's Urgent Care Centre.