MIRACLE VISOR INSTANTLY DIAGNOSES STROKES!

AN ASTOUNDING new device that’s worn like a visor can instantly determine if a patient is suffering a stroke — potentially speeding up diagnosis and the delivery of life-saving treatment!

The Cerebrotech Visor — or volumetric impedance phaseshift spectroscopy (VIPS) — sends low-energy radio waves through the brain. In clinical trials, it identified strokes caused by blood vessel blockages — called occlusions — in 30 seconds with 92 percent accuracy.

By contrast, a standard physical examination achieved only 40 to 89 percent accuracy.

When treating a stroke, every second counts. Experts say the chance of achieving a positive outcome shrinks by approximately 20 percent for each hour that passes without treatment — which can be deadly if a patient needs to be transferred to a different facility.

But researchers say giving first responders access to the portable device — which requires very little training to use — may save lives.

“If we can give the information to emergency personnel out in the field that this is a large-vessel occlusion, that should change their thought process in triage as to which hospital they go to,” says Dr. Raymond D. Turner of the Medical University of South Carolina, the study’s lead investigator. Turner believes the VIPS device could become as common in public spaces as defibrillators, which kick-start stopped hearts during cardiac events.

“This could potentially be something like a defibrillator,” says Turner.

“You can find out if a patient is having a stroke, just like you can put a defibrillator on a patient to see if they’re having a heart attack.”