A stroke can rock anyone's body at any time and ruin their life. If you want to learn to recognize the symptoms, continue reading immediately.
Steps
Step 1. Know the indications and symptoms of a stroke
Sensing them in advance will increase the chances of a total recovery by the victim. The symptoms of a stroke are really simple to spot and include:
- Numbness or tingling in the face or extremities, especially in one half of the body.
- Sudden confusion, difficulty speaking or understanding words and making oneself.
- Visual difficulty in one or both eyes.
- Difficulty walking or standing.
- Stun.
- Sudden and severe headache in one or both sides of the head.
- Slurred speech.
- Sore, pendulous or weak face
Step 2. To find symptoms in another person, you can:
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Ask the possible victim to smile or show their teeth, the face will appear asymmetrical or pendulous on one side.
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Ask the possible victim to close their eyes and keep their arms straight in front of them, palms facing down. Arms (one or both) that tend downward indicate a possible stroke.
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Step 3. Say an articulate sentence and ask the person to repeat it
If the person stammers, uses incorrect terms, or can't understand you, they may have a stroke.
Step 4. Remember that these symptoms usually appear and then disappear
Don't ignore them even if they are only temporary. Call 118 immediately and ask for an ambulance. Symptoms may return, and most likely will, if you don't ask for help.
Step 5. Although it can be complicated, when symptoms exhibit, try to keep the victim as calm and rational as possible
Advice
- Make a note of the time the person started experiencing symptoms as you will be asked by the medical staff.
- Keep a phone handy. When a person experiences any of these symptoms, they call for medical help immediately.
- Find out which hospitals have a 24-hour stroke emergency ward and reach out with the victim if possible.
