{"id":181667,"date":"2024-03-28T11:02:58","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T16:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=181667"},"modified":"2024-10-15T10:00:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T15:00:57","slug":"how-to-instantly-recognize-a-stroke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/health-fitness\/health\/how-to-instantly-recognize-a-stroke\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Instantly Recognize a Stroke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-181668\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Recognize-Stroke-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Recognize-Stroke-3.jpg 750w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Recognize-Stroke-3-320x454.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Recognize-Stroke-3-640x907.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Every year in the United States alone, nearly a million people have a stroke. Strokes can strike at any age, but the chances of suffering a stroke increase as you get older. The most common age range for strokes is the 70s.<\/p>\n<p>A stroke occurs when blood supply to part of the brain is blocked or obstructed. The blockage causes brain cells to die. On average, 1.9 million brain cells die every minute that a stroke goes untreated. That&#8217;s why being able to recognize a stroke in someone is such a vital skill to have. The sooner you recognize that someone is having a stroke, the sooner you can get that person treated and potentially save their life and reduce the chances of long-term disability.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To recognize a stroke, just remember the acronym: <strong>BE FAST<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><strong>B:<\/strong> Does the person have a sudden loss of&nbsp;<b>balance?<\/b><\/div>\n<div><strong>E:<\/strong> Does the person have a sudden loss of vision in one or both&nbsp;<b>eyes?<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/div>\n<div><strong>F<\/strong>: Is one side of the&nbsp;<b>face<\/b>&nbsp;drooping? Ask the person to smile to verify.<\/div>\n<div><strong>A:<\/strong> Does one&nbsp;<b>arm&nbsp;<\/b>feel weak or numb? Ask the person to raise both arms to see if one arm drifts downward.<\/div>\n<div><strong>S:<\/strong> Is the person&#8217;s&nbsp;<b>speech&nbsp;<\/b>slurred? Ask the person to repeat a simple phrase to verify if speech is slurred or strange.<br \/>\n<strong>T:<\/strong>&nbsp;<b>Time&nbsp;<\/b>to call 911 and get this person to the hospital if any of these symptoms are present.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><em>Illustration by <a href=\"https:\/\/storytellersworkshop.com\/\">Ted Slampyak<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year in the United States alone, nearly a million people have a stroke. Strokes can strike at any age, but the chances of suffering a stroke increase as you get older. The most common age range for strokes is the 70s. 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