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May is Stroke Awareness Month
Imagine you are making dinner in your kitchen one night, and suddenly, your hand stops working. You try to call out, but the words won’t come. So, you try to walk to find someone to help you, and your leg on the same side as the hand that isn’t working doesn’t want to move either, which causes you to lose your balance and fall to the floor. Your body, which less than a minute ago was working just fine, now is betraying you with every second that passes. Such a scenario is the stuff of nightmares. And that is what can happen when someone has a stroke. One minute a person is perfectly fine, and the next, they are anything but fine. They only thing I can think of other than a stroke which can…
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What Good Is 'Raising Awareness?'
Just being educated about diseases isn't enough to make people healthier.
Stroke Awareness Month: The young people affected
When Lauren Watson woke up in hospital aged 25, the only word she could say was "yeah", even if she meant no.
Hard-hitting FAST stroke awareness campaign has FAILED to improve public awareness, concludes study
It's the hard-hitting advert that has graced our TV screens for nearly a decade. But the FAST campaign has failed to help patients recognise the signs of a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or minor strokes. Scientists discovered such patients who had seen the adverts were 13 per cent less likely to seek help within three hours than those who hadn't.
In a medical emergency, who in your social network will call for help quickest?
Delay in seeking treatment is a major reason for disability and death worldwide. Mass education campaigns to increase awareness have done little to change these numbers.
Most U.S. Women Wouldn't Know A Stroke If They Saw Or Felt One
The classic symptoms of a drooping face, speech difficulty or weakness or numbness in one of the arms can be signs of stroke, says Heidi Mochari-Greenberger, an epidemiologist at Columbia University and the study's lead author. That means your brain isn't getting oxygen, either because the blood supply is blocked or because a blood vessel has ruptured, But those aren't the only indicators. Lesser-known and more ambiguous symptoms can include a sudden onset of dizziness, severe headache or vision loss.
When Autocorrect Isn’t to Blame
A jumbled text message could help diagnose a stroke.
With Strokes, Knowledge Is a Lifesaver
About only one stroke victim in five who could benefit from t-PA receives it, primarily because people don’t realize a stroke is happening and wait too long to get to the hospital.
May is Stroke Awareness Month
The main goal of stroke awareness campaigns is to stop that “wait and see”. Strokes need to be thought of like trauma, even if the symptoms are much milder than the ones I describe, even if it’s just one symptom, not several. Call 911 and get help quickly.
Scott Coopersmith Stroke Awareness Foundation
The Scott Coopersmith Stroke Awareness Foundation is dedicated to connecting with those affected by stroke. Through community outreach, we raise funds to further the awareness of stroke in young individuals, encourage the rehabilitation of survivors, and provide emotional and financial assistance to survivors and caregivers.
StrokeAwareness
Helpful information and education about stroke.
Get Ahead of Stroke
Get Ahead of Stroke is a national public education and advocacy campaign designed to improve systems of care for stroke patients.
Know Stroke
The National Institutes of Health through the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) developed the Know Stroke. Know the Signs. Act in Time. campaign to help educate the public about the symptoms of stroke and the importance of getting to the hospital quickly.
CDC
Individuals can help prevent a stroke by making behavioral and lifestyle changes that lower their risk.
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