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National Stroke Strategy

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11/12/07

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Learn to recognised the first signs of stroke FAST and call 999 immediately.

The first signs that someone has had a stroke are very sudden. Symptoms include;
- numbness, weakness or paralysis on one side of the body (signs may be a drooping arm, leg or lower eyelid, or a dribbling mouth)
- slurred speech or difficulty in finding words or understanding speech
- sudden blurred vision or loss of sight
- confusion or unsteadiness
- severe headache

Use the Face Arm Speech Test as a simple test.
F Facial Weakness - Can the person smile? Has their mouth or eye drooped
A Arm Weakness - Can the person raise both arms?
S Speech problems - Can the person speak clearly and understand what you say?
T Test these symptoms

On 5 December 2007, the Government launched the National Stroke Strategy for England, which has been welcomed as a significant step forward for stroke care by The Stroke Association www.stroke.org.uk Stroke is the third most common cause of death and the leading cause of adult disability, with someone in the UK having a stroke every five minutes. Part of the strategy is to encourage members of the public and health and social care staff to recognise the main symptons of stroke and know if needs to be treated as a medical emergency.

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