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Heartbeats Video to highlight Raritan Bay Medical Center’s Go Red For Women Day .wp-polls .pollbar { margin: 1px; font-size: 6px; line-height: 8px; height: 8px; background-image: url('http://blogs.mycentraljersey.com/heartbeats/wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/images/default/pollbg.gif'); border: 1px solid #c8c8c8; } .recentcomments a{display:inline !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;} Other editions: Mobile | News Feeds | E-Newsletters Find it: Jobs | Cars | Real Estate | Apartments | Shopping | Classifieds | Dating Sponsored by: Top 10 ways to be your own Valentine Take part in National Wear Red for Women Day on Friday, Feb. 5 Video to highlight Raritan Bay Medical Center’s Go Red For Women Day February 04, 2010 6:46 pm By Jeff Weber Inspired by the innovative breast cancer awareness “Pink Glove Dance” video created by Providence St. Vincent Medical Center’s in Portland, Ore., Raritan Bay Medical Center’s Primary Stroke Center coordinator, Mirian Medina, and foundation development director Gina Mancini decided to create there own dance video with hospital staff to help promote awareness of the dangers of heart disease and stroke to women. As part of the hospital’s promotion of the American Heart Association’s “Go Red for Women” stroke awareness campaign, 260 red garbed employees from 38 departments were videoed over two days at the hospital’s Old Bridge and Perth Amboy locations dancing in sync to various songs. “Too many women die or become disabled each year from stroke and heart disease, the number three and number one killers of women,” said Medina, also a registered nurse. “As proud supporters of the AHA’s Go Red for Women movement, we knew many hospital employees would participate in making this video and it would be a fun and effective way of saving lives and spreading the word to women about living heart healthy and getting regular heart health screenings.” The video can be viewed on YouTube and was created to help mark Feb. 5 as Go Red For Women Day. “Stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is interrupted,” Medina said. “The brain is a complex organ that controls all body functions. More women then men suffer from stroke. This is why it’s so crucial to learn the warning signs of stroke and quickly activate 911. Another important thing to remember if stroke is suspected is to note the onset of symptoms because the FDA approved medication Tissue Plasminogen Activator (referred to as TpA) can only be given three hours from onset of symptoms, referred as a clot busting medication.” Print This Post | Email This Post | Leave a Reply Name Mail (will not be published) Website Notify me of followup comments via e-mail Search About this Blog Jeff Weber provides the pulse of the health-care community in Central Jersey and beyond. Follow Me About the Author Jeff Weber Jeff Weber has been dissecting the local health world for the Courier News, Home News Tribune and MyCentralJersey.com since June 2008. Prior to that, he served as a features editor, sports editor and sports reporter since joining the paper(s) in 1999. 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