The MIDWEEK Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013 Goodland1205 Main Avenue, Goodland, Star-News KS 67735 • Phone (785) 899-2338 $1 Volume 81, Number 87 10 Pages Goodland, Kansas 67735 special Hospital event raises notice stroke Halloween events set for awareness By Kevin Bottrell Thursday
[email protected] Today is World Stroke Day, a day The Trunk-or-Treat event to raise awareness of stroke symp- and the Goodland Star- toms, treatments and prevention. News’ Moonlight Madness Strokes affect the arteries within costume contest will be from the brain. They can be caused by a 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the clot or by ruptured blood vessels, Goodland United Method- both of which prevent or obstruct ist Church’s parking lot. A blood flowing to the brain. showing of “It’s the Great According to the American Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” Stroke Association, strokes are the will follow in the church. fourth leading cause of death. About 795,000 Americans suffer a new or Campus Candy, the annual recurrent stroke each year. About 40 Halloween event at North- percent of deaths related to strokes west Kansas Technical Col- are men, and 60 percent are women. lege, will be 6 to 8:30 p.m. Kathy Erickson, a nurse at Good- Thursday in the student land Regional Medical Center, said union. the hospital was recently designated as an “Emergent Stroke Ready Fa- cility.” This means that it has the capability of diagnosing and treat- ing stroke patients before sending weather them to a more specialized facility Band, cheerleaders for further care. report “It means we have certain tools in place,” she said.