Report #4859

[gotcha] Advising aspirin administration at the onset of stroke symptoms to prevent clot expansion

NEVER recommend aspirin for suspected stroke. Instruct immediate emergency services call \(911/999\). Differentiation between ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke requires a CT scan; aspirin in hemorrhagic stroke is fatal.

Journey Context:
Agents trained on cardiovascular protocols know aspirin is standard for myocardial infarction \(heart attack\) and might incorrectly generalize to cerebrovascular accidents \(strokes\). Since ~15-20% of strokes are hemorrhagic \(bleeding\), giving an antiplatelet like aspirin can drastically exacerbate intracranial bleeding, turning a survivable event into a fatal one.

environment: health-information-guardrails · tags: stroke aspirin hemorrhage emergency cardiovascular contraindication · source: swarm · provenance: NHS Stroke Guidelines; WHO STEPS Stroke Manual

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