Recognizing A Stroke
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Recognizing a stroke. Sudden confusion trouble speaking or understanding. You may develop sudden numbness weakness or paralysis in your face arm or leg. Face drooping arm weakness speech time to call 9 1 1. Recognizing stroke symptoms is key to preventing a needless death.
Recognizing the symptoms of a stroke 1 understand the difference between a stroke and a mini stroke. Stroke victims have the best chance if someone around them recognizes the symptoms and acts quickly. Tightness in your chest shortness of breath feeling confused these could be warning signs of a heart attack stroke or angina. Sudden confusion trouble speaking or understanding.
Many patients who have a stroke develop droopiness on one side of the face. Stroke signs and symptoms signs of stroke in men and women. Treating a transient ischemic attack. Videos you watch may.
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There are two major types of strokes. Trouble speaking and understanding what others are saying. Knowing these symptoms might save your life. If you notice any of the following face drooping arm weakness and speech difficulties then it is time to get to the emergency room immediately.
Fast is an acronym that stands for face arm speech and time. You may experience confusion slur your words or have difficulty understanding speech. Sudden numbness or weakness of the face arm or leg especially on one side of the body. Signs and symptoms of stroke include.
By learning and sharing the f a s t. The warning signs of a stroke are. The five most common symptoms include. And they get weakness in the arm so in many cases.
An ischemic stroke which is caused by a blood clot in your brain and a hemorrhagic stroke caused by a blood vessel in your brain that breaks and bleeds into the brain. Sudden numbness or weakness of the face arm or leg especially on one side of the body.