FAST Check Can Save Lives When a Stroke Hits
By: Laura Kirtley
Updated: February 6, 2013
STROKE SYMPTOMS
FACE
Ask the person to smile.
Does one side of the face droop?
ARMSAsk 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


