BRAINTRUST has been certified as "Espacio cerebroprotegido" by the Fundación Freno al ICTUS, for implementing among more than 33% of its staff in Madrid this online training that allows the identification, stabilization and action in case of a stroke in their workplace or in their family and social environment.

The president of the Foundation, Julio Agredano, emphasizes that "with this initiative the Foundation intends that companies, in addition to training their employees to act internally, also train them to identify a stroke and know how to act in their environment. Time is of the essence in the event of a stroke, and one of the keys to success in treating this disease is the speed with which the initial symptoms are detected and the emergency system is contacted. Eighty percent of people who are treated within the first four hours have no sequelae or, if they do, these are moderate".

The immediate identification of these symptoms is crucial in the patient's evolution, since it has been demonstrated that in patients treated from the first moment mortality and disability generated by the sequelae of the disease are reduced.

This certification highlights the importance of acting in the event of a possible stroke, in the event that a colleague, client or family member shows symptoms of this cerebrovascular disease. The objective is to save lives and avoid sequels and this is achieved thanks to the immediate activation of the "Stroke Code" protocol, through the 112 emergency service.

For his part, Jose Luis Ruiz, partner of BRAINTRUST, indicates that although the average age of our staff is young, we should not remain unaware of this interesting initiative of the Fundación Freno al ICTUS and that, thanks to the training received, the whole company is aware of the problem, knowing how to act in the face of ICTUS both in our work environment and in the family and personal environment.

Stroke is a cerebrovascular disease that affects more than 120,000 people each year in Spain. It is the leading cause of death in women, the second leading cause globally, and the leading cause of disability in adults. The good news is that 90% of cases are preventable.

"Espacio cerebroprotegido" is a certification obtained through online training that aims to reach companies with a high geographical dispersion in their workforces. The training content has been developed with the collaboration of the Spanish Society of Neurology (SEN) through its Cerebrovascular Diseases Study Group (GEECV) and is part of the "Brain Caring People" project, endorsed by the scientific society itself and supported by the Spanish Association of Specialists in Occupational Medicine (AEEMT) and the Spanish Association of Occupational Prevention Services (AESPLA).