Stroke Warning Signs

Baack · Feb 24, 2010

Stroke Warning Signs
If you or someone with you has one or more of these signs, don't delay!

Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body

Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding

Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes

Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination

Sudden, severe headache with no known cause

Immediately call 9-1-1 or your emergency response number so an ambulance (ideally with advanced life support) can be sent for you. Also, check the time so you'll know when the first symptoms appeared. It's very important to take immediate action. If given within three hours of the start of symptoms, a clot-busting drug called tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) can reduce long-term disability for the most common type of stroke. tPA is the only FDA-approved medication for the treatment of stroke within three hours of stroke symptom onset.
A TIA, or transient ischemic attack, is a "warning stroke" or "mini-stroke" that produces stroke-like symptoms but no lasting damage. Recognizing and treating TIAs can reduce your risk of a major stroke. The usual TIA symptoms are the same as those of stroke, only temporary. The short duration of these symptoms and lack of permanent brain injury is the main difference between TIA and stroke.
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http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3053

marksoldtowne · May 30, 2013

The information is very useful for all the truck drivers and for general public as well, but it is more important for a truck driver to know about this is because others life also depends on their help as they may have an accident, which will be disastrous and so it is important for them to know about this for them and for others as well.

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