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FAST Check Can Save Lives When a Stroke Hits

By: Laura Kirtley
Updated: February 6, 2013
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STROKE SYMPTOMS

FACE

Ask the person to smile.

Does one side of the face droop?

ARMS

Ask the person to raise both arms.

Does one arm drift downward?

SPEECH

Ask the person to repeat a simple sentence.

Are the words slurred?  Can he/she repeat the sentence correctly?

TIME

If the person shows any of these symptoms, time is important. 

Call 911 or get to the hospital fast. Brain cells are dying.

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