Stroke diagnosis made through selfie video Patient made after being sent home from Hospital

When Stacey Yepes was asked what possessed her to turn to her iPhone and record a selfie video:

“I just needed someone to be able to see what was happening. When I’m telling people this was happening they’re saying it’s just stress but I’m telling them I know this is not stress. It was a relief that someone would finally believe that it was not just stress“.

This remarkable story of a Patient who had her stroke symptoms dismissed highlights for me the ease with which important symptom information can be ignored or misinterpreted by clinicians and how important it is for healthcare providers to move on from the idea that documentation of symptoms is an exclusive entitlement we give to Healthcare Professionals and more of us start recognising the opportunity when we let Patients help with the documentation of their own history.

HatTip: Dr Chris Bickford…