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It's Important to Treat a Potential Stroke as an Emergency--and Get Medical Help as Quickly as Possible
American Stroke Association ConsumerFeature
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WHEN SOMEONE SUFFERS A STROKE, MINUTES COUNT IN GETTING MEDICAL-ATTENTION. A RECENT "AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION JOURNAL"-STUDY FOUND THAT MORE THAN A THIRD OF STROKE-PATIENTS DON'T ARRIVE TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE--AND DON'T GET THE TREATMENT THAT THEY NEED. THE "AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION" URGES YOU TO REMEMBER THAT STROKE IS A MEDICAL-EMERGENCY--AND THAT YOU NEED TO CALL "9-1-1"; IT'S THE QUICKEST WAY TO GET TO A HOSPITAL THAT CAN PROVIDE ADVANCED STROKE-CARE. YOU SHOULD ALSO LEARN TO RECOGNIZE A STROKE. REMEMBER "FAST": "F" - FACE-DROOPING; "A" - ARM-WEAKNESS; "S" - SPEECH-DIFFICULTY; AND "T" - TIME TO CALL "9-1-1". A FREE MOBILE-APP CAN HELP YOU RECOGNIZE A STROKE AND CALL "9-1-1"; LEARN MORE AT "STROKE-ASSOCIATION"-DOT-ORG.
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