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Strokes are well-established as a very time sensitive condition. The standard mnemonic device for stroke detection is F.A.S.T. Face drooping Arm weakness Spe
by ccooffee 4y ago
Strokes are well-established as a very time sensitive condition. The standard mnemonic device for stroke detection is F.A.S.T.
Face drooping
Arm weakness
Speech problems
Time to go to the ER
If you or someone you see is having symptoms, rushing to medical care is the best way to stay alive and minimize impacts of a stroke. This new treatment (EVT) as well as older treatments (TPA) all work to remove the source of occlusion that prevents oxygen from reaching parts of the brain.
- xiphias2 4y agoMy father died last year in stroke because he forgot to take his blood pressure medication and by the time the ambulance arrived it was too late to do anything.
- meghan_rain 4y agoMy condolences.
- xiphias2 4y agoThank you
- Qem 4y ago> Strokes are well-established as a very time sensitive condition. That makes me afraid of living in the upper floors of any tall building. I can't stop thinking the additional time it would take to rush me, or someone in my family, out, in case of medical emergency, may be the difference between a quick recovery, death, or perhaps becoming a vegetable afterwards.
- BuildTheRobots 4y agoI honestly wonder how much worse response times are for a high-rise building - assuming the lifts are working it wouldn't have expected it to make a major difference. Personally I'm more worried about living alone. If $thing happens (stroke or even stupid accident) then my cat is unlikely to ring 999 on my behalf, give my address or unlock the front door; all of which seem like more of a delay than an elevator.