4.2 - Stroke

​What are we learning today?

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​1) What is a stroke and why it might happen.

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​2) How we can care and treat a stroke

​What I am looking for by the end of the lesson...

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​- Define what a stroke is

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- What the FAST signs of stroke are

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- How to provide emergency care for someone having a stroke​

1) A stroke happens when oxygen to the brain is reduced or stops completely.

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2) This can happen because of a blood clot or a burst in an artery that carries blood to the brain.

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3) When a person has a stroke, the cells in the brain begin to die because they are not getting oxygen.

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•Face drooping: when one side of the face droops. Do they have numbness in their face?

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•Arm weakness: Do they feel weakness in one or both arms?

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•Speech difficulty: Are they finding it difficult to talk? Does their speech sound different?

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•Time: If the answer is yes to any of the above, the person could be having a stroke. Call emergency services immediately.​

• ​Call the emergency services. Ask them how long it will take for them to arrive.

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• Take note of the time that the patient started to experience symptoms or the time you found them.

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• Stay with the person until the emergency services arrive. Give the medical team any details you know about the patient.

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• If the person becomes unresponsive or is in not breathing properly, be prepared to give CPR.