
SAH = Subarachnoid Haemorrhage
Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441958/
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Fancy fact: But is it hemorrhage or haemorrhage? This is another US/UK spelling match – we like our a’s in the UK. Neither is wrong.

This post refers to treatment in hospital and the potential for future treatment pre-hospitally. Ischaemic CVAs are usually treated with thrombolysis using IV alteplase within 4.5 hours from symptom onset and after a CT scan and diagnosis, but there are new tests and treatments coming out and many other factors to consider.