It can be hard to tell if someone is having or has had a stroke if you don’t know what to watch out for. Not all symptoms are as blatant as you’d hope. This can help with that. It discusses some important stroke symptoms. This could really help you if someone near you has one because you’ll know what to tell medical professionals.

Key Takeaways:

• People are not “taking the right action at the right time” if they see someone with symptoms of a stroke, health experts say.
• The Stroke Association said that acting fast can make a big difference in the outcome for stroke patients.
• Almost a quarter of people (24%) wrongly believe that you have to wait for two stroke symptoms to appear before calling the emergency services, according to research from 2015.

“People are not “taking the right action at the right time” if they see someone with symptoms of a stroke, health experts say.The Stroke Association said that acting fast can make a big difference in the outcome for stroke patients.”

https://www.itv.com/news/2017-02-02/health-experts-say-stroke-victims-not-given-correct-help/