General Knowledge

Question 1

What is FAST stand for stroke symptoms?

Answer 1

F- face, look for facial drooping, ask to smile with teeth
A- arms, weakness in one arm. Ask to take out both arms in straight line
S- speech difficulty
T- time. It is important to know when was the last time that person was fine talking walking etc. time to call 911. (terrible headache for hemorrhagic stroke patients)

Question 2

what is BE stands for BE FAST?

Answer 2

B-balance, coordination. Ask for touch nose affected area is back of the brain so cerebellum and occipital lobe.
E- eye (one eye blurry, ask how many fingers covering one eye)

Question 3

How many cells die in each minute when stroke happens?

Answer 3

2mill in one minute

Question 4

What is the medication that given to ischemic stroke?

Answer 4

Tpa - clot buster

Question 5

Interesting facts about stroke

Answer 5

80% is ischemic stroke
20% is hemorrhagic stroke (terrible headache), Lowers the blood pressure for treatment
People doesn’t need to be old to get stroke it can happen to even newborns.
800,000 people affected each year that is every 40 seconds.
5th leading cause of death
Symptoms always with high blood pressure
A-fib can cause blood cloth which can travel to brain
Brain is boogie, it needs oxygen, sugar etc