Stroke is an emergency. Act F.A.S.T. is a quick tool to assess - TopicsExpress



          

Stroke is an emergency. Act F.A.S.T. is a quick tool to assess symptoms of someone potentially having a stroke. F - FACE: Ask the person to smile. Does one side of the face droop? A - ARMS: Is one arm weak or numb? Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward? S - SPEECH: Ask the person to repeat a sentence. Is speech slurred? Is the sentence repeated correctly? T - TIME: If the person shows any of these symptoms, call 9-1-1 immediately! stjosephshighland.org/index.cfm?pageID=271&criteria=stroke
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 21:00:00 +0000

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