{"id":2413,"date":"2011-04-07T09:27:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-07T08:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/?p=2413"},"modified":"2015-06-12T16:18:56","modified_gmt":"2015-06-12T15:18:56","slug":"swallowing-assessment-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/?p=2413","title":{"rendered":"Swallowing assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following film clip shows how a nurse would check a stroke patients ability to swallow safely. This test is important because if the swallow has been affected by a stroke food and drinks can enter the lung rather than the stomach. This can lead to serious complications.\u00a0Please note <strong>carers are not expected to do this assessment. 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