Stroke hits every sixth person, learns to recognize symptoms

One in six people in the world will experience a stroke in their lifetime. Every second second strikes a person, regardless of age and gender, and every six seconds someone dies of a stroke. Therefore, one of the key things is to recognize the symptoms in time and react.

Stroke symptoms

Stroke is caused by a disturbance of blood flow to the brain. It is estimated that in two-thirds of patients, a stroke causes disability, in people who were already able to work, or between 45 and 59 years of age. The time required for rehabilitation depends largely on the severity of the stroke, and only one-fifth of the survivors manage to fully restore the normal functions of the organism. But one of the biggest problems with this disease is that these symptoms are so common that people most often do not notice them. Thus, the most common symptoms of stroke include:

• sudden nausea or weakness of the face, arm or leg - especially on one side of the body,
  -confusion that suddenly creates difficulties with speech or understanding speech of other
  -sudden problems with the sight of one or both eyes
  -sudden dizziness, loss of balance or coordination
  -strong headache.

Issues that could ease the recognition of stroke. Tragedy is most commonly occurring when people are not able to recognize that it is a stroke. Unfortunately, the consequences of a stroke can be severe and therefore it is necessary to draw attention to all questions that you and your patient should ask if you suspect someone is experiencing a stroke before you:

-Ask the person to smile. If you estimate that the facial muscles of one side are so relaxed that they hang, it is possible that it is a stroke.
-Ask the person to raise both hands in front of him. In the event of a stroke, a person will not be able to raise both hands or raise them only partially.
-Ask a person to pronounce a simple sentence, for example 'Good day'. Pay attention to murmuring and unreasonable speech. If it will have an unreasonable excuse, you must call for urgent help.