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Course ObjectivesAfter completion of this course the learner will:1. Be able to recognize stroke symptoms.2. Know how to respond to stroke symptoms.3. Learn the FAST test as a way to quickly recognize and
respond to stroke symptoms.4. Teach friends and family the quick FAST test.
Together we can bring the stroke awareness Message to One Million people!
Not all strokes can be prevented but the risk of death and severity of disability can be decreased through rapid treatment.
A National agenda is underway to improve the general public’s ability to identify stroke
symptoms with the goal of improving treatment rates, and therefore, decreasing
death and disability from stroke.
Together we can save lives!Three easy steps:
Learn FAST as an easy way to recognize stroke symptoms
Act FAST when you see stroke symptoms
Teach FAST to everyone you know and help save lives
Stroke symptoms:• SUDDEN numbness or weakness of 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.
A person experiencing a stroke might only have one of these symptoms.
Learn FAST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcVFZvN‐Z9Q&list=PLg9kr7wI7eZ0jiS83XFlfSN0‐lj14kf8D&index=3
Click the link below:
Act FASTTime is Brain!
For every minute that a stroke goes untreated the brain is dying and the person
experiencing the stroke is at risk for a severe disability, like not being able to
move or speak, even death.
IF YOU BELIEVE SOMEONE IS HAVING A STROKE
Act FASTTime is Brain!
• Call 911 immediately, the ambulance ride is where treatment begins.
• Do not drive yourself or have someone drive you.• Do not lie down to rest.
Teach FAST• Take time to teach everyone you know this quick and easy test for knowing how to recognize and respond to a stroke. You could save a life!
• Go to the National Stroke Association website at stroke.org for more information today
Volunteer Credit
If you complete this online module and share what you’ve learned with at least 20 people, you may count this as your volunteer credit in Healthy Lifestyles.
Log your credit using the online participation verification form at priorityhealth.com
On average, a stroke occurs every 40 seconds and every 4 minutes someone dies of stroke; so please act fast and….
Be part ofOne Million Messages
today!