How do you know if you are having a STROKE?!
Question: * Sudden numbness or weakness of the 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
Answers: * Sudden numbness or weakness of the 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
Certain parts of your body is starting to paralyse. USUALLY, the person suffering from stroke had half his body paralysed.
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Smile into the mirror. If one side is crooked, its a stroke. There is an acronym for the symptoms i'd google. The smile test is almost sure thing though.
u start having a numbing tingling feeling on one half of your body or face
If you even think its a possibility call 911, not yahoo answers. Strokes are very serious and can kill.
Believe me, you will know. Half your face will start to sag, or you will forget how to talk, or you will start to walk funny.
One side of your body starts to tingle...
But if you have to ask us cyber wierdos like me...
you might be having one.
get to a doctor for crying out loud
Stand if front of a mirror with both arms by your side. Raise them at the same time and see if the both go up at the same rate.
Smile into the mirror. Is your mouth shape even?
The FAST test is an easy way to recognise and remember the signs of stroke or a TIA. Using the FAST test involves asking three simple questions. If the person has a problem with any of these functions, dial triple zero (000) for an ambulance immediately.
FAST stands for:
Facial weakness