In 2007 the National Stroke Foundation continued to educate the general public about the signs of stroke, with a greater emphasis on stroke being a medical emergency and for people to call ‘000’ if they experience the signs of stroke or recognise them in someone else.

Too many people wait to see if the symptoms disappear instead of calling an ambulance straight away.  Time loss is brain loss, and getting immediate treatment can be the difference between severe disability and making a good recovery after a stroke.

The signs of a stroke are:

•   Weakness or numbness or paralysis of the face, arm or leg on either or both sides of the body

•   Difficulty speaking or understanding

•   Dizziness, loss of balance or an unexplained fall

•   Loss of vision, sudden blurred or decreased vision in one or both eyes

•   Headache, usually severe and of abrupt onset or an unexplained change in the pattern of headaches

•   Difficulty swallowing
  
  
  
  
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Click here to download the FAST 2007 Screen Saver (Zip file 1.2mg)
1. Once downloaded select the FAST 2007 Screen Saver Zip file to Unzip/uncompress file.
2. Then Select the FAST 2007 Screensaver.exe and follow prompts.