Knowing the early Signs of Stroke Symptoms can Save Lives

As the third leading cause of death in the United States, for heart disease and cancer, this course is an undeniable leader in the long-term, serious disadvantage that makes it possible to learn the first signs of a vital course.

However, even if it proves such a risk, the new study showed that most people (even patients from the previous course) do not know the five warning signs and what to do (according to the work to be done at the international A course conference). Older people and those who have a stroke are less able to recognize the symptoms. Minorities, as well as persons with less education or less-intensive institutions, are also less inclined to know what to do.

Women (40 percent versus 34, 8 percent of men) and whites (40 percent, compared with 31 percent blacks, 21 percent of Hispanic Americans) were much more aware of the signs of anxiety. In addition, 45 to 65 years is more likely than all other old groups to know the main warning signals.

The results were obtained from a survey conducted in 2007, which was attended by more than 86 000 people, known as a risk-monitoring system, and is the world's largest telephone research on Health. The survey is used to monitor medical information in the United States every year since 1984.

Parties in 11 states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands were asked five questions to know if they knew the symptoms of the stroke and what to do if someone had a stroke. Less than 2 in 5 (about 37% of respondents) who were interviewed, knew all five warning signals and called 911 in the first sign of problems.

For those of you, like many of the CDC's phone interviews, who don't know the warning signs KMA, here they are.

1. Sudden weakness, arm or leg-93 percent of respondents who were interviewed knew what it was.

2. Sudden and severe headaches, with no known reason, 59% of respondents knew it was too.

3. Problems of sudden vision in one or both eyes.

4. Sudden confusion or difficulties with conversations.

5. Sudden dizziness, loss of balance, loss of coordination or difficulties of circumvention.

"We need to make sure that people know the signs and symptoms of a stroke because the patient will have to get to the hospital as soon as possible in order to have a far greater chance of survival and avoid potential disadvantages," explains the author of Dr Jing's lead. It's a fan of epidemiological Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

That's why it's so important for everyone to understand what might seem to be the need for immediate treatment. This can happen only in a hospital where you can be properly tested to find out what's going on. Fast, correct processing can help minimize the damage to the brain and increase the chances of surviving the event. Starting the rehab centre already helps you even more.

Dr Fang has a number of recommendations on this issue, "doctors should provide more training materials." We find great inequality in age, gender, race, income and education. If we want to raise awareness, we must focus more on those populations that are less aware of such signals.

"From the point of view of public health, we must make the educational campaign more aggressive for the achievement of the elderly population", "it concludes Fangs." If you think someone has a stroke, there are three questions you might ask them, whether they can immediately attend the E.R. and explain their concerns.

1. Ask a man to smile.
2. Ask him to raise both hands.
3. Ask the person to make a simple (sequential) proposal (that is, the weather is good today.)

To help you remember these questions, you could quickly develop an acronym. Means:

Face-Smile
Arms-raising the arms
Speech-Agreed phrase
Test-Remember that this is a test and, if necessary, call an ambulance.

Knowing that information can save your life or the lives of someone you care about.

So please send this information to your friends and family to make sure everyone knows how to recognize the first signs of a stroke.