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A FAMILY are praising the work of the emergency stroke team and the mobile stroke unit after it has helped save a woman's life.
Terry Lack has credited the team, from Southend Hospital, with saving his wife's life after she had a stroke.
Mr Lack, 78, said: "It is an absolutely wonderful thing and I can not please the team enough."
On Friday, Mr Lack noticed his wife Jill was feeling unwell and that the side of her mouth was drooping.
He said: "So we called the ambulance and it arrived within ten minutes but then this great thing pulled up in my driveway and two medics – I guess they were neurologists – got out with huge backpacks and hads to see my wife .
"They then went to the mobile stroke unit and the kit they had in there was incredible."
The mobile stroke unit, which is currently on trial in Southend region, has onboard a CT scanner and blood-testing equipment so stroke experts can diagnose and start treating patients immediately.
Mr Lack added: "When I get my blood tested, I have to wait for a week for the results.
"They also did multiple blood tests and had the results right away.
"It was so comfortable to see her being diagnosed and treated right in front of our eyes – it was really amazing."
Jill, 82, was taken to Southend Hospital where, luckily, it was discovered to be a treatable.
Terry added, "It's truly amazing what they did and every day in the country needs to have.
"I think because they were so quickly and they were able to work on her and there – that probably saved her life."
Southend Hospital has been confirmed to be in the process of being tested by the United States of America.
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