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Stroke is an Emergency. Every Minute Counts
ACT F.A.S.T! |
FACE Does one side of the face droop? Ask the person to smile. |
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ARMS Is one arm weak or number? Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward? |
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SPEECH Is speech slurred? Ask the person to repeat a simple sentence. Is the sentence repeated correctly? |
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TIME If the person shows any of these symptoms, CALL 911 or get to the hospital immediately. |
Last Well Known Time
It is VERY important to know when the stroke symptoms started! Hoever, this may not be able to be discovered if the patient was alone or sleeping when the symptoms began. If this is the case, it is important to know when the person was last seen without symptoms. This is known as "Last Known Well Time."Example: If the patient went to bed at 11pm without symptoms and was found to be having symptoms upon waking up at 6am, the patient was last known well at 11pm.
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