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Resources: Naonal Instute of Health: Know Stroke, hps://www.stroke.nih.gov/index.htm Naonal Instute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, hps://www.ninds.nih.gov/news-events/events-proceedings/events/stroke-awareness-month Centers for Disease Control and Prevenon, hps://www.cdc.gov/stroke/index.htm Centers for Disease Control and Prevenon: Prevenng Stroke, hps://www.cdc.gov/stroke/healthy_living.htm National Stroke Awareness Month Know the Signs • Choose a healthy diet. High cholesterol and high blood pressure increase chances of having a stroke. • Maintain a healthy body mass index (BMI) and get plenty of physical activity. • Do not smoke. • Avoid drinking too much alcohol, which can raise your blood pressure and increase chances of having a stroke. Learn more about Stroke Prevention and Recognition: www.cdc.gov/stroke/index.htm May 2020 Preventing Stroke F A S T Does one side of the Face droop when smiling? Does one Arm drift down when both arms are raised? Is Speech slurred when repeating a phrase? Time is crucial. If any of these signs are present, call 9-1-1. Stroke is a disease that affects arteries in and near the brain. A stroke happens when brain cells die due to these arteries being blocked or bursting.
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Resources: National Institute of Health: Know Stroke, https://www.stroke.nih.gov/index.htm National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, https://www.ninds.nih.gov/news-events/events-proceedings/events/stroke-awareness-month Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, https://www.cdc.gov/stroke/index.htm Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Preventing Stroke, https://www.cdc.gov/stroke/healthy_living.htm
National Stroke Awareness
Month
Know the Signs
• Chooseahealthydiet.Highcholesterolandhighbloodpressureincreasechancesofhavingastroke.
• Maintainahealthybodymassindex(BMI)andgetplentyofphysicalactivity.
• Donotsmoke.
• Avoiddrinkingtoomuchalcohol,whichcanraiseyourbloodpressureandincreasechancesofhavingastroke.
Learn more about Stroke Prevention and Recognition: www.cdc.gov/stroke/index.htm
May 2020
Preventing Stroke
FAST
DoesonesideoftheFacedroopwhensmiling?
DoesoneArmdriftdownwhenbotharmsareraised?
IsSpeechslurredwhenrepeatingaphrase?
Timeiscrucial.Ifanyofthesesignsarepresent,call9-1-1.
Stroke is a disease that affects arteries in and near the brain. A stroke happens when brain cells die due to these arteries being blocked or bursting.
