THURSDAY, July 5 (HealthDay News) -- Americans who think they're having a stroke face better than a one-in-five chance of getting the wrong -- and potentially fatal -- advice when they call local hospital personnel, a new study shows.

Although experts say the best thing to do when suspected stroke symptoms appear is to immediately call emergency 911, in 22 percent of cases, hospital personnel who answered the phone advised that patients call their family doctor.

One-Fifth of Hospitals Give Bad ER Stroke Advice - Heart Disease and other cardiovascular conditions on MedicineNet.com

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