{"id":64,"date":"2010-11-12T16:31:48","date_gmt":"2010-11-12T16:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/?p=64"},"modified":"2024-01-17T10:14:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T10:14:35","slug":"2-tia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/?p=64","title":{"rendered":"FAST"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following video clip shows some of the possible signs to look for if you suspect a person is having a stroke or TIA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stroke should be treated as a medical emergency. Even if the symptoms go away, the person should still seek urgent medical attention.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Face &#8211; is there any weakness on one side? Has the mouth or eye drooped?<\/li>\n<li>Arms &#8211; is there any weakness? Can the person raise both arms?<\/li>\n<li>Speech &#8211; can the person speak clearly and understand what you are saying to them?<\/li>\n<li>Time to call 999 &#8211; By calling 999 the person can get to hospital quickly and receive vital treatment which can prevent further damage to the brain and speed recovery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><!-- Start of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- By use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C found at https:\/\/accounts.brightcove.com\/en\/terms-and-conditions\/. --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\/js\/BrightcoveExperiences.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><object id=\"myExperience47002762001\" class=\"BrightcoveExperience\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\"><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><param name=\"width\" value=\"486\" \/><param name=\"height\" value=\"412\" \/><param name=\"playerID\" value=\"680550738001\" \/><param name=\"playerKey\" value=\"AQ~~,AAAABgoPhOk~,ohCJ14D-UAt5mnudPsgc31KHBDIXCeOh\" \/><param name=\"isVid\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"dynamicStreaming\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"@videoPlayer\" value=\"47002762001\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p><!-- This script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soon as the line is read by the browser. 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Can they smile?<\/p>\n<p>Can they raise both arms and keep them there?<\/p>\n<p>Is their speech slurred?<\/p>\n<p>Just like a fire,<\/p>\n<p>it&#8217;s time to call 999<\/p>\n<p>if you see any single one of these signs.<\/p>\n<p>The faster you act, the more of a person you save.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Further information about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkfast.org.uk\/\">Think FAST<\/a> can be found on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chss.org.uk\">Chest, Heart and Stroke website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following video clip shows some of the possible signs to look for if you suspect a person is having a stroke or TIA. Stroke should be treated as a medical emergency. 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