How Do You Spot Symptoms Of A Stroke?
Strokes can be deadly- learn the signs and symptoms so you can get medical attention immediately! Save your life or the life of someone you know. A stroke occurs when that arteries that supply the brain with blood become clogged or rupture, causing that area of the brain to die. Stroke treatment depends on quickness, so dial 911 IMMEDIATELY. Prompt medical treatment usually means the least amount of hospitalization and rehabilitation. Certain lifestyle traits predispose people to strokes – smoking, drinking, high blood pressure, poor eating habits (especially high-fat foods). This does not mean everyone with these characteristics will have a stroke, but in people with these risk factors, stroke should be your first thought if any of the following symptoms are present. Evaluate the patient/person for: -sudden weakness or numbness in the body, especially the face, arms and legs on one side of the body. -sudden severe headache, especially on one side of the head -sudden changes in vision,
